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ln 0001TheThe troublesometroublesome
ln 0002raignereign andand lamentablelamentable deathdeath ofof
ln 0003EdwardEdward thethe secondsecond, KingKing ofof
ln 0004EnglandEngland: withwith thethe tragicalltragical
ln 0005fallfall ofof proudproud MortimerMortimer:


ln 0006AsAs itit waswas sundriesundry timestimes publiquelypublicly actedacted
ln 0007inin thethe honourablehonourable citiecity ofof LondonLondon, byby thethe
ln 0008rightright honourablehonourable thethe EarleEarl ofof Pem-PembrookePem∣brookePembroke
ln 0009brooke hishis seruantsservants.
ln 0010WrittenWritten byby Chri.ChriChristopherChri MarlowMarlowe Gent.Gent.


ln 0011ImprintedImprinted atat LondonLondon forfor WilliamWilliam IonesJonesjones
ln 0012dwellingdwelling neerenear HolbourneHolborn conduitconduit, atat thethe
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wln 0001TheThe troublesometroublesome raignereign andand la-lamentablela∣mentable lamentable
wln 0002mentable
wln 0002deathdeath ofof EdwardEdward thethe

wln 0003secondsecond, kingking ofof EnglandEngland: withwith thethe
wln 0004tragicalltragical fallfall ofof proudproud MortimerMortimer.


wln 0005EnterEnter GauestoneGavestonGavestone readingreading onon aa letterletter thatthat waswas
wln 0006broughtbrought himhim fromfrom thethe kingking.


wln 0007MY_MYMY fatherfather isis deceastdeceased, comecome GauestonGaveston,
wln 0008AndAnd shareshare thethe kingdomkingdom withwith thythy deerestdearest friendfriend
wln 0009AhAh wordswords thatthat makemake meme surfetsurfeit withwith delightdelight:
wln 0010WhatWhat greatergreater blissebliss cancan haphap toto GauestonGaveston,
wln 0011ThenThanThen liuelive andand bebe thethe fauoritfavourite ofof aa kingking?
wln 0012SweeteSweet princeprince II comecome, thesethese thesethese thythy amorousamorous lineslines,
wln 0013MightMight hauehave enforstenforced meme toto hauehave swumswum fromfrom FranceFrance,
wln 0014AndAnd likelike LeanderLeander gasptgasped vponupon thethe sandesand,
wln 0015SoSo thouthou wouldstwouldst smilesmile andand taketake meme inin thythy armesarms.
wln 0016TheThe sightsight ofof LondonLondon toto mymy exiledexiled eyeseyes,
wln 0017IsIs asas EliziumElysium toto aa newnew comecome soulesoul,
wln 0018NotNot thatthat II louelove thethe citiecity oror thethe menmen,
wln 0019ButBut thatthat itit harborsharbours himhim II holdhold soso dearedear,
wln 0020TheThe kingking, vponupon whosewhose bosomebosom letlet meme diedie,
wln 0021AndAnd withwith thethe worldworld bebe stillstill atat enmitieenmity:
wln 0022WhatWhat needeneed thethe artickarctic peoplepeople louelove star-lightstarlight,
wln 0023ToTo whomwhom thethe sunnesun shinesshines bothboth byby dayday andand nightnight.
wln 0024FarewellFarewell basebase stoopingstooping toto thethe lordlylordly peerespeers,
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wln 0025MyMy kneeknee shallshall bowebow toto nonenone butbut toto thethe kingking,
wln 0026AsAs forfor thethe multitudemultitude thatthat areare butbut sparkessparks,
wln 0027RaktRakedraked vpup inin embersembers ofof theirtheir pouertiepoverty,
wln 0028TantiTautiTantiTauti: IleI’ll fannefan firstfirst onon thethe windewind,
wln 0029ThatThat glauncethglanceth atat mymy lipslips andand fliethflieth awayaway;
wln 0030ButBut howhow nownow, whatwhat areare thesethese?
wln 0031EnterEnter threethree poorepoor menmen.
wln 0032PoorePoor menmen.SuchSuch asas desiredesire youryour worshipsworship’s seruiceservice.
wln 0033Gauest.GavestonGauest.WhatWhat canstcanst thouthou doedo?
wln 00341.1. poorepoor.II cancan rideride.
wln 0035Gauest.GavestonGauest.ButBut II hauehave nono horseshorses. WhatWhat artart thouthou?
wln 00362.2. poorepoor.AA trauellertraveller.
wln 0037Gauest.GavestonGauest.LetLet meme seesee, thouthou wouldstwouldst dodo wellwell
wln 0038ToTo waitewait atat mymy trenchertrencher, &and telltell meme lieslies atat dinnerdinner timetime,
wln 0039AndAnd asas II likelike youryour discoursingdiscoursing, ileI’ll hauehave youyou.
wln 0040AndAnd whatwhat artart thouthou?
wln 00413.3. poorepoor.AA souldiersoldier, thatthat hathhath seru’dserved againstagainst thethe ScotScot.
wln 0042Gauest.GavestonGauest.WhyWhy therethere areare hospitalshospitals forfor suchsuch asas youyou,
wln 0043II hauehave nono warrewar, andand thereforetherefore sirsir bebe gonegone.
wln 0044Sold.Seld.SoldierSeld.FarewellFarewell, andand perishperish byby aa souldierssoldier’s handhand,
wln 0045ThatThat wouldstwouldst rewardreward themthem withwith anan hospitallhospital.
wln 0046Gau.GavestonGau.IAyay, Iay, thesethese wordeswords ofof hishis mouemove meme asas muchmuch,
wln 0047AsAs ifif aa GooseGoose shouldshould playplay thethe PorpintinePorpentine,
wln 0048AndAnd dartdart herher plumesplumes, thinkingthinking toto piercepierce mymy brestbreast,
wln 0049ButBut yetyet itit isis nono painepain toto speakespeak menmen fairefair,
wln 0050IleI’ll flatterflatter thesethese, andand makemake themthem liuelive inin hopehope:
wln 0051YouYou knowknow thatthat II camecame latelylately outout ofof FranceFrance,
wln 0052AndAnd yetyet II hauehave notnot viewdviewed mymy LordLord thethe kingking,
wln 0053IfIf II speedspeed wellwell, ileI’ll entertaineentertain youyou allall.
wln 0054OmnesOmnes.WeWe thankethank youryour worshipworship.
wln 0055Gauest.GavestonGauest.II hauehave somesome businesbusiness, leaueleave meme toto my selfemyself.
wln 0056OmnesOmnes.WeWe willwill waitwait heerehere aboutabout thethe courtcourt.ExeuntExeunt.
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wln 0057Gauest.GavestonGauest.DoDo: thesethese areare notnot menmen forfor meme,
wln 0058II mustmust hauehave wantonwanton PoetsPoets, pleasantpleasant witswits,
wln 0059MusitiansMusicians, thatthat withwith touchingtouching ofof aa stringstring
wln 0060MayMay drawdraw thethe pliantpliant kingking whichwhich wayway II pleaseplease:
wln 0061MusickeMusic andand poetriepoetry isis hishis delightdelight,
wln 0062ThereforeTherefore ileI’ll hauehave ItalianItalian maskesmasks byby nightnight,
wln 0063SweeteSweet speechesspeeches, comediescomedies, andand pleasingpleasing showesshows,
wln 0064AndAnd inin thethe dayday whenwhen hehe shallshall walkewalk abroadabroad,
wln 0065LikeLike SiluianSylvansylvan NimphesNymphsnymphs mymy pagespages shallshall bebe cladclad,
wln 0066MyMy menmen likelike SatyresSatyrsSatires grazinggrazing onon thethe lawneslawns,
wln 0067ShallShall withwith theirtheir GoateGoat feetefeet dauncedance anan antickantic hayhay,
wln 0068SometimeSometime aa louelielovely boyeboy inin DiansDian’sDiane’s shapeshape,
wln 0069WithWith hairehair thatthat gildsgilds thethe waterwater asas itit glidesglides,
wln 0070CrownetsCrownets ofof pearlepearl aboutabout hishis nakednaked armesarms,
wln 0071AndAnd inin hishis sportfullsportful handshands anan OliueOlive treetree,
wln 0072ToTo hidehide thosethose partsparts whichwhich menmen delightdelight toto seesee,
wln 0073ShallShall bathebathe himhim inin aa springspring, andand therethere hardhard byby,
wln 0074OneOne likelike ActæonActaeonActaeon peepingpeeping throughthrough thethe grouegrove,
wln 0075ShallShall byby thethe angrieangry goddessegoddess bebe transformdetransformed,
wln 0076AndAnd runningrunning inin thethe likeneslikeness ofof anan HartHart,
wln 0077ByBy yelpingyelping houndshounds puldpulled downedown, andand seemeseem toto diedie,
wln 0078SuchSuch thingsthings asas thesethese bestbest pleaseplease hishis maiestiemajesty.
wln 0079MyMy lordlord, heerehere comescomes thethe kingking andand thethe noblesnobles
wln 0080FromFrom thethe parlamentparliament, ileI’ll standstand asideaside.

wln 0081EnterEnter thethe KingKing, LancasterLancaster, MortimerMortimer seniorsenior, MortimerMortimer
wln 0082iuniorjunior, EdmundEdmund EarleEarl ofof KentKent, GuieGuyguy EarleEarl ofof War-WarwickeWar|wickeWarwick
wln 0083wicke,
wln 0083&c.etc.


wln 0084EdwardEdward.LancasterLancaster.
wln 0085Lancast.LancasterLancast.MyMy LordeLord.
wln 0086Gauest.GavestonGauest.ThatThat EarleEarl ofof LancasterLancaster dodo II abhorreabhor.
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wln 0087Edw.EdwardEdw.WillWill youyou notnot grauntgrant meme thisthis? inin spightspite ofof themthem
wln 0088IleI’ll hauehave mymy willwill, andand thesethese twotwo MortimersMortimers,
wln 0089ThatThat crossecross meme thusthus, shallshall knowknow II amam displeasddispleased.
wln 0090Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorIfIf youyou louelove vsus mymy lordlord, hatehate GauestonGaveston.
wln 0091Gauest.GavestonGauest.ThatThat villainevillain MortimerMortimer ileI’ll bebe hishis deathdeath.
wln 0092Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMineMine vnckleuncle heerehere, thisthis EarleEarl, &and II my selfemyself,
wln 0093WereWere swornesworn toto youryour fatherfather atat hishis deathdeath,
wln 0094ThatThat hehe shouldshould nerene’er returnereturn intointo thethe realmerealm:
wln 0095AndAnd knowknow mymy lordlord, ereere II willwill breakebreak mymy oathoath,
wln 0096ThisThis swordsword ofof minemine thatthat shouldshould offendoffend youryour foesfoes,
wln 0097ShallShall sleepesleep withinwithin thethe scabberdscabbard atat thythy needeneed,
wln 0098AndAnd vnderneathunderneath thythy bannersbanners marchmarch whowho willwill,
wln 0099ForFor MortimerMortimer willwill hanghang hishis armorarmour vpup.
wln 0100Gauest.GavestonGauest.MortMort. dieudieu.
wln 0101Edw.EdwardEdw.WellWell MortimerMortimer, ileI’ll makemake theethee ruerue thesethese wordswords,
wln 0102BeseemesBeseems itit theethee toto contradictcontradict thythy kingking?
wln 0103FrownstFrown’stfrown’st thouthou thereatthereat aspiringaspiring LancasterLancaster,
wln 0104TheThe swordesword shallshall planeplane thethe furrowesfurrows ofof thythy browesbrows,
wln 0105AndAnd hewhew thesethese kneesknees thatthat nownow areare grownegrown soso stiffestiff,
wln 0106II willwill hauehave GauestonGaveston, andand youyou shallshall knowknow,
wln 0107WhatWhat dangerdanger tis’tis toto standstand againstagainst youryour kingking.
wln 0108Gauest.GavestonGauest.WellWell doonedone, NedNed.
wln 0109Lan.LancasterLan.MyMy lordlord, whywhy dodo youyou thusthus incenseincense youryour peerespeers,
wln 0110ThatThat naturallynaturally wouldwould louelove andand honourhonour youyou:
wln 0111ButBut forfor thatthat basebase andand obscureobscure GauestonGaveston,
wln 0112Fourefour EarldomesEarldoms hauehave II besidesbesides LancasterLancaster,
wln 0113DarbieDerby, SalsburieSalisburysalisbury, LincolneLincoln, LeicesterLeicester,
wln 0114TheseThese willwill II sellsell toto giuegive mymy souldierssoldiers payepay,
wln 0115EreEre GauestonGaveston shallshall staystay withinwithin thethe realmerealm,
wln 0116ThereforeTherefore ifif hehe bebe comecome, expellexpel himhim straightstraight.
wln 0117Edm.EdmundEdm.BaronsBarons &and EarlsEarls, youryour pridepride hathhath mademade meme mutemute,
wln 0118ButBut nownow ileI’ll speakespeak, andand toto thethe proofeproof II hopehope:
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wln 0119II dodo rememberremember inin mymy fathersfather’s dayesdays,
wln 0120LordLord PerciePercypercy ofof thethe NorthNorth beingbeing highlyhighly mou’dmoved,
wln 0121Brau’dBraved MowberieMowbry inin presencepresence ofof thethe kingking,
wln 0122ForFor whichwhich, hadhad notnot hishis highneshighness lou’dloved himhim wellwell,
wln 0123HeHe shouldshould hauehave lostlost hishis headhead, butbut withwith hishis lookelook,
wln 0124TheThe vndauntedundaunted spiritspirit ofof PerciePercypercy waswas appeasdappeased,
wln 0125AndAnd MowberieMowbry andand hehe werewere reconcildreconciled:
wln 0126YetYet daredare youyou brauebrave thethe kingking vntounto hishis faceface,
wln 0127BrotherBrother reuengerevenge itit, andand letlet thesethese theirtheir headsheads,
wln 0128PreachPreach vponupon polespoles forfor trespassetrespass ofof theirtheir tonguestongues.
wln 0129WarwickeWarwick.OO ourour headsheads.
wln 0130Edw.EdwardEdw.IAyI yoursyours, andand thereforetherefore II wouldwould wishwish youyou grauntgrant.
wln 0131Warw.WarwickWarw.BridleBridle thythy angeranger gentlegentle MortimerMortimer.
wln 0132Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorII cannotcannot, nornor II willwill notnot, II mustmust speakespeak,
wln 0133CosinCousin, ourour handshands II hopehope shallshall fencefence ourour headsheads,
wln 0134AndAnd strikestrike offoff hishis thatthat makesmakes youyou threatenthreaten vsus.
wln 0135ComeCome vnckleuncle, letlet vsus leaueleave thethe brainsickbrainsick kingking,
wln 0136AndAnd henceforthhenceforth parleparley withwith ourour nakednaked swordsswords.
wln 0137Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorWilshireWiltshire hathhath menmen enoughenough toto sauesave ourour headsheads.
wln 0138Warw.WarwickWarw.AllAll WarwickshireWarwickshire willwill louelove himhim forfor mymy sakesake.
wln 0139Lanc.LancasterLanc.AndAnd NorthwardNorthward GauestonGaveston hathhath manymany friendsfriends,
wln 0140AdewAdieu mymy LordLord, andand eithereither changechange youryour mindemind,
wln 0141OrOr lookelook toto seesee thethe thronethrone wherewhere youyou shouldshould sitsit,
wln 0142ToTo floatefloat inin bloudblood, andand atat thythy wantonwanton headhead,
wln 0143TheThe glozingglozing headhead ofof thythy basebase minionminion thrownethrown.
wln 0144ExeuntExeunt NobilesNobiles.
wln 0145Edw.EdwardEdw.II cannotcannot brookebrook thesethese hautiehaughty menacesmenaces:
wln 0146AmAm II aa kingking andand mustmust bebe ouer ruldeoueroverruledoverrulderuled?
wln 0147BrotherBrother displaiedisplay mymy ensignesensigns inin thethe fieldfield,
wln 0148IleI’ll bandiebandy withwith thethe BaronsBarons andand thethe EarlesEarls,
wln 0149AndAnd eythereither diedie, oror liuelive withwith GauestonGaveston.
wln 0150Gau.GavestonGau.II cancan nono longerlonger keepekeep meme fromfrom mymy lordlord.
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wln 0151Edw.EdwardEdw.WhatWhat GauestonGaveston, welcomewelcome: kiskiss notnot mymy handhand,
wln 0152EmbraceEmbrace meme GauestonGaveston asas II dodo theethee:
wln 0153WhyWhy shouldstshouldst thouthou kneelekneel,
wln 0154KnowestKnowest thouthou notnot whowho II amam?
wln 0155ThyThy friendfriend, thy selfethyself, anotheranother GauestonGaveston,
wln 0156NotNot HilasHilas waswas moremore mournedmourned ofof HerculesHercules,
wln 0157ThenThan thouthou hasthast beenebeen ofof meme sincesince thythy exileexile.
wln 0158Gau.GavestonGau.AndAnd sincesince II wentwent fromfrom hencehence, nono soulesoul inin hellhell
wln 0159HathHath feltfelt moremore tormenttorment thenthan poorepoor GauestonGaveston.
wln 0160Edw.EdwardEdw.II knowknow itit, brotherbrother welcomewelcome homehome mymy friendfriend,
wln 0161NowNow letlet thethe treacheroustreacherous MortimersMortimers conspireconspire,
wln 0162AndAnd thatthat highhigh mindedminded earleearl ofof LancasterLancaster,
wln 0163II hauehave mymy wishwish, inin thatthat II ioyjoy thythy sightsight,
wln 0164AndAnd soonersooner shallshall thethe seasea orewhelmeoreo’erwhelmo’erwhelmewhelm mymy landland,
wln 0165ThenThen bearebear thethe shipship thatthat shallshall transporttransport theethee hencehence:
wln 0166II heerehere createcreate theethee LordLord highhigh ChamberlaineChamberlain,
wln 0167CheefeChief SecretarieSecretary toto thethe statestate andand meme,
wln 0168EarleEarl ofof CornewallCornwall, kingking andand lordlord ofof ManMan.
wln 0169Gauest.GavestonGauest.MyMy lordlord, thesethese titlestitles farfar exceedexceed mymy worthworth.
wln 0170KentKent.BrotherBrother, thethe leastleast ofof thesethese maymay wellwell sufficesuffice
wln 0171ForFor oneone ofof greatergreater birthbirth thenthan GauestonGaveston.
wln 0172Edw.EdwardEdw.CeaseCease brotherbrother, forfor II cannotcannot brookebrook thesethese wordswords,
wln 0173ThyThy woorthworth sweetsweet friendfriend isis farfar aboueabove mymy guiftsgifts,
wln 0174ThereforeTherefore toto equallequal itit receiuereceive mymy hartheart,
wln 0175IfIf forfor thesethese dignitiesdignities thouthou bebe enuiedenvied,
wln 0176IleI’ll giuegive theethee moremore, forfor butbut toto honourhonour theethee,
wln 0177IsIs EdwardEdward pleazdpleased withwith kingliekingly regimentregiment.
wln 0178FearstFearest thouthou thythy personperson? thouthou shaltshalt hauehave aa guardguard:
wln 0179WantsWants thouthou goldgold? gogo toto mymy treasurietreasury,
wln 0180WouldstWouldst thouthou bebe loudeloud andand feardefeared? receiuereceive mymy sealeseal,
wln 0181SaueSave oror condemnecondemn, andand inin ourour namename commaundcommand,
wln 0182WhatWhat soso thythy mindemind affectesaffects oror fanciefancy likeslikes.
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wln 0183Gaue.GavestonGaue.ItIt shallshall sufficesuffice meme toto enioyenjoy youryour louelove,
wln 0184WhichWhich whileswhiles II hauehave, II thinkethink my selfemyself asas greatgreat,
wln 0185AsAs CæsarCaesarCaesar ridingriding inin thethe RomaineRoman streetestreet,
wln 0186WithWith captiuecaptive kingskings atat hishis triumphanttriumphant CarreCar.

wln 0187EnterEnter thethe BishopBishop ofof CouentrieCoventrycoventry.
wln 0188Edw.EdwardEdw.WhetherWhither goesgoes mymy LordLord ofof CouentrieCoventrycoventry soso fastfast?
wln 0189Bish.BishopToTo celebratecelebrate youryour fathersfather’s exequiesexequies,
wln 0190ButBut isis thatthat wickedwicked GauestonGaveston returndreturned?
wln 0191Edw.EdwardEdw.IAyI priestpriest, andand liueslives toto bebe reuengdrevenged onon theethee,
wln 0192ThatThat wertwert thethe onelyonly causecause ofof hishis exileexile.
wln 0193Gaue.GavestonGaue.Tis’Tis truetrue, andand butbut forfor reuerencereverence ofof thesethese robesrobes,
wln 0194ThouThou shouldstshouldst notnot plodplod oneone footefoot beyondbeyond thisthis placeplace.
wln 0195Bish.BishopII diddid nono moremore thenthan II waswas boundbound toto dodo,
wln 0196AndAnd GauestonGaveston vnlesseunless thouthou bebe reclaimdreclaimed,
wln 0197AsAs thenthenthan II diddid incenseincense thethe parlementparliament,
wln 0198SoSo willwill II nownow, andand thouthou shaltshalt backback toto FranceFrance.
wln 0199Gaue.GavestonGaue.SauingSaving youryour reuerencereverence, youyou mustmust pardonpardon meme.
wln 0200Edw.EdwardEdw.ThroweThrow ofoffof hishis goldengolden mitermitre, rendrend hishis stolestole,
wln 0201AndAnd inin thethe channellchannel christenchristen himhim a newaanewanewnew.
wln 0202KentKent.AhAh brotherbrother, laylay notnot violentviolent handshands onon himhim,
wln 0203ForFor heelehe’ll complainecomplain vntounto thethe seasee ofof RomeRome.
wln 0204Gaue.GavestonGaue.LetLet himhim complainecomplain vntounto thethe seaseesea ofof hellhell,
wln 0205IleI’ll bebe reuengdrevenged onon himhim forfor mymy exileexile.
wln 0206Edw.EdwardEdw.NoNo, sparespare hishis lifelife, butbut seazeseize vponupon hishis goodsgoods,
wln 0207BeBe thouthou lordlord bishopbishop, andand receiuereceive hishis rentsrentsrends,
wln 0208AndAnd makemake himhim serueserve theethee asas thythy chaplainechaplain,
wln 0209II giuegive himhim theethee, herehere vseuse himhim asas thouthou wiltwilt.
wln 0210Gaue.GavestonGaue.HeHe shallshall toto prisonprison, andand therethere diedie inin boultsbolts.
wln 0211Edw.EdwardEdw.IAyI toto thethe towertower, thethe fleetefleet, oror wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt.
wln 0212Bish.BishopForFor thisthis offenceoffence bebe thouthou accurstaccurstaccursed ofof GodGod.
wln 0213Edw.EdwardEdw.WhoseWho’swho’s therethere? conueieconvey thisthis priestpriest toto thethe towertower.
wln 0214Bish.BishopTrueTrue, truetrue.
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wln 0215Edw.EdwardEdw.ButBut inin thethe meane timemeanemeantimemean timetime GauestonGaveston awayaway,
wln 0216AndAnd taketake possessionpossession ofof hishis househouse andand goodsgoods,
wln 0217ComeCome followfollow meme, andand thouthou shaltshalt hauehave mymy guardeguard,
wln 0218ToTo seesee itit donedone, andand bringbring theethee safesafe againeagain.
wln 0219Gaue.GavestonGaue.WhatWhat shouldshould aa priestpriest dodo withwith soso fairefair aa househouse?
wln 0220AA prisonprison maymay be seemebebe seemebeseem hishis holinesseholiness.
wln 0221EnterEnter bothboth thethe MortimersMortimers, WarwickeWarwick,
wln 0222andand LancasterLancaster.

wln 0223War.WarwickWar.Tis’Tis truetrue, thethe BishopBishop isis inin thethe towertower,
wln 0224AndAnd goodsgoods andand bodybody giuengiven toto GauestonGaveston.
wln 0225Lan.LancasterLan.WhatWhat? willwill theythey tyrannizetyrannize vponupon thethe ChurchChurch?
wln 0226AhAh wickedwicked kingking, accurssedaccursed GauestonGaveston,
wln 0227ThisThis groundground whichwhich isis corruptedcorrupted withwith theirtheir stepssteps,
wln 0228ShallShall bebe theirtheir timelestimeless sepulchersepulchre, oror minemine.
wln 0229Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWelWell, letlet thatthat peeuishpeevish FrenchmāFrenchman guardguard himhim suresure
wln 0230VnlesseUnless hishis brestbreast bebe sword proofeswordswordproofsword proofeproof hehe shallshall diedie.
wln 0231Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorHowHow nownow, whywhy droopsdroops thethe earleearl ofof LancasterLancaster?
wln 0232Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWherforeWherefore isis GuyGuy ofof WarwickeWarwick discontentdiscontent?
wln 0233Lan.LancasterLan.ThatThat villainevillain GauestonGaveston isis mademade anan EarleEarl.
wln 0234Mortim.MortimerMortim. sen.seniorAnAn EarleEarl!
wln 0235War.WarwickWar.IAyay, andand besidesbesides, lordlord ChamberlaineChamberlainchamberlain ofof thethe realmerealm,
wln 0236AndAnd secretarysecretary totooto, andand lordlord ofof ManMan.
wln 0237Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorWeWe maymay notnot, nornor wewe willwill notnot suffersuffer thisthis.
wln 0238Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhyWhy postpost wewe notnot fromfrom hencehence toto leuielevy menmen?
wln 0239Lan.LancasterLan.MyMy lordlord ofof CornewallCornwall, nownow atat eueryevery wordeword,
wln 0240AndAnd happiehappy isis thethe manman, whomwhom hehe vouchsafesvouchsafes
wln 0241ForFor vailingvailing ofof hishis bonnetbonnet oneone goodgood lookelook,
wln 0242ThusThus armearm inin armearm, thethe kingking andand hehe doothdoth marchemarch:
wln 0243NayNay moremore, thethe guardeguard vponupon hishis lordshiplordship waiteswaits:
wln 0244AndAnd allall thethe courtcourt beginsbegins toto flatterflatter himhim.
wln 0245War.WarwickWar.ThusThus leaningleaning onon thethe shouldershoulder ofof thethe kingking.
wln 0246HeHe nodsnods, andand scornesscorns, andand smilessmiles atat thosethose thatthat passepass.
wln 0247Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorDothDoth nono manman taketake exceptionsexceptions atat thethe slaueslave?
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wln 0248Lan.LancasterLan.AllAll stomackstomach himhim, butbut nonenone daredare speakespeak aa wordword.
wln 0249Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorAhAh thatthat bewraiesbewrays theirtheir basenesbaseness LancasterLancaster,
wln 0250WereWere allall thethe EarlesEarls andand BaronsBarons ofof mymy mindemind,
wln 0251Weelewe’ll halehale himhim fromfrom thethe bosomebosom ofof thethe kingking,
wln 0252AndAnd atat thethe courtcourt gategate hanghang thethe pessantpeasant vpup,
wln 0253WhoWho swolneswollen withwith venomevenom ofof ambitiousambitious pridepride,
wln 0254WillWill bebe thethe ruineruin ofof thethe realmerealm andand vsus.
wln 0255EnterEnter thethe BishopBishop ofof CanterburieCanterburycanterbury.
wln 0256War.WarwickWar.HereHere comescomes mymy lordlord ofof CanterburiesCanterbury’s gracegrace.
wln 0257Lan.LancasterLan.HisHis countenancecountenance bewraiesbewrays hehe isis displeasddispleased.
wln 0258Bish.BishopFirstFirst werewere hishis sacredsacred garmentsgarments rentrent andand tornetorn,
wln 0259ThenThen laidelaid theythey violentviolent handshands vponupon himhim nextnext,
wln 0260HimselfeHimself imprisonedimprisoned, andand hishis goodsgoods asceasdasseized,
wln 0261ThisThis certifiecertify thethe PopePope, awayaway taketake horssehorse.
wln 0262Lan.LancasterLan.MyMy lordlord, willwill youyou taketake armesarms againstagainst thethe kingking?
wln 0263Bish.BishopWhatWhat needeneed II, GodGod himselfehimself isis vpup inin armesarms,
wln 0264WhenWhen violenceviolence isis offeredoffered toto thethe churchchurch.
wln 0265Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThenThen wilwill youyou ioinejoin withwith vsus thatthat bebe hishis peerespeers
wln 0266ToTo banishbanish oror beheadbehead thatthat GauestonGaveston?
wln 0267Bish.BishopVVhatWhat elselse mymy lordslords, forfor itit concernesconcerns meme neerenear,
wln 0268TheThe BishoprickBishopric ofof CouentrieCoventrycoventry isis hishis.
wln 0269EnterEnter thethe QueeneQueen.
wln 0270Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMadamMadam, whetherwhitherwhether walkswalks youryour maiestiemajesty soso fastfast?
wln 0271Que.QueenVntoUnto thethe forrestforest gentlegentle MortimerMortimer,
wln 0272ToTo liuelive inin greefegrief andand balefullbaleful discontentdiscontent,
wln 0273ForFor nownow mymy lordlord thethe kingking regardesregards meme notnot,
wln 0274ButBut dotesdotes vponupon thethe louelove ofof GauestonGaveston,
wln 0275HeHe clapsclaps hishis cheekescheeks, andand hangeshangs aboutabout hishis neckneck,
wln 0276SmilesSmiles inin hishis faceface, andand whisperswhispers inin hishis earesears,
wln 0277AndAnd whenwhen II comecome, hehe frownesfrowns, asas whowho shouldshould saysay,
wln 0278GoGo whetherwhitherwhether thouthou wiltwilt seeingseeing II hauehave GauestonGaveston.
wln 0279Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorIsIs itit notnot straungestrange, thatthat hehe isis thusthus bewitchtbewitched?
wln 0280Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMadamMadam, returnereturn vntounto thethe courtcourt againeagain:
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wln 0281ThatThat sliesly inueiglinginveigling FrenchmanFrenchman weelewe’ll exileexile,
wln 0282OrOr loselose ourour liueslives: andand yetyet ereere thatthat dayday comecome,
wln 0283TheThe kingking shallshall loselose hishis crownecrown, forfor wewe hauehave powerpower,
wln 0284AndAnd couragecourage toto, toto bebe reuengderevenged atat fullfull.
wln 0285Bish.BishopButBut yetyet liftlift notnot youryour swordsswords againstagainst thethe kingking.
wln 0286Lan.LancasterLan.NoNo, butbut weelewe’ll liftlift GauestonGaveston fromfrom hencehence.
wln 0287War.WarwickWar.AndAnd warwar mustmust bebe thethe meanesmeans, oror heelehe’ll staystay stilstill.
wln 0288QueenQueen.ThenThen letlet himhim staystay, forfor ratherrather thenthan mymy lordlord
wln 0289ShallShall bebe opprestoppressed byby ciuillcivil mutiniesmutinies,
wln 0290II wilwill endureendure aa melancholiemelancholy lifelife,
wln 0291AndAnd letlet himhim frollickstollickfrolic withwith hishis minionminion.
wln 0292Bish.BishopMyMy lordslords, toto eazeease allall thisthis, butbut hearehear meme speakespeak,
wln 0293VVeWe andand thethe restrest thatthat areare hishis counsellerscounsellors,
wln 0294VVillWill meetemeet, andand withwith aa generallgeneral consentconsent,
wln 0295ConfirmeConfirm hishis banishmentbanishment withwith ourour handeshands andand sealesseals.
wln 0296Lan.LancasterLan.VVhatWhat wewe confirmeconfirm thethe kingking willwill frustratefrustrate.
wln 0297Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThenThen maymay wewe lawfullylawfully reuoltrevolt fromfrom himhim.
wln 0298War.WarwickWar.ButBut saysay mymy lordlord, wherewhere shallshall thisthis meetingmeeting beebe?
wln 0299Bish.BishopAtAt thethe newnew templetemple.
wln 0300Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorContentContent:
wln 0301AndAnd inin thethe meanemean timetime ileI’ll intreatentreat youyou allall,
wln 0302ToTo crossecross toto LambethLambeth, andand therethere staystay withwith meme.
wln 0303Lan.LancasterLan.ComeCome thenthen letslet’s awayaway.
wln 0304Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMadamMadam farewellfarewell.
wln 0305Qu.QueenQu.FarewellFarewell sweetsweet MortimerMortimer, andand forfor mymy sakesake,
wln 0306ForbeareForbear toto leuielevy armesarms againstagainst thethe kingking.
wln 0307Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorIAyay, ifif wordswords willwill serueserve, ifif notnot, II mustmust.

wln 0308EnterEnter GauestonGaveston andand thethe earleearl ofof KentKent.
wln 0309Gau.GavestonGau.EdmundEdmund thethe mightiemighty princeprince ofof LancasterLancaster,
wln 0310ThatThat hathhath moremore earldomesearldoms thenthan anan asseass cancan bearebear,
wln 0311AndAnd bothboth thethe MortimersMortimers twotwo goodlygoodly menmen,
wln 0312VVithWith GuieGuyguy ofof VVarwickWarwick thatthat redoubtedredoubted knightknight,
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wln 0313AreAre gonegone towardstowards LambethLambeth, therethere letlet themthem remaineremain.
wln 0314ExeuntExeunt.

wln 0315EnterEnter NobilesNobiles.
wln 0316Lan.LancasterLan.HereHere isis thethe formeform ofof GauestonsGaveston’s exileexile:
wln 0317MayMay itit pleaseplease youryour lordshiplordship toto subscribesubscribe youryour namename.
wln 0318Bish.BishopGiueGive meme thethe paperpaper.
wln 0319Lan.LancasterLan.QuickQuick quickquick mymy lordelord,
wln 0320II longlong toto writewrite mymy namename.
wln 0321War.WarwickWar.ButBut II longlong moremore toto seesee himhim banishtbanished hencehence.
wln 0322Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorTheThe namename ofof MortimerMortimer shallshall frightfright thethe kingking,
wln 0323VnlesseUnless hehe bebe declindedeclined fromfrom thatthat basebase pesantpeasant.

wln 0324EnterEnter thethe KingKing andand GauestonGaveston.
wln 0325Edw.EdwardEdw.VVhatWhat? areare youyou mou’dmoved thatthat GauestonGaveston sitssits heerehere?
wln 0326ItIt isis ourour pleasurepleasure, wewe willwill hauehave itit soso.
wln 0327Lan.LancasterLan.YourYour gracegrace dothdoth welwell toto placeplace himhim byby youryour sideside,
wln 0328ForFor no wherenowhere elseelse thethe newnew earleearl isis soso safesafe.
wln 0329Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorVVhatWhat manman ofof noblenoble birthbirth cancan brookebrook thisthis
wln 0330 sightsight?
wln 0331QuamQuam malemale conueniuntconveniuntconueniunt:
wln 0332SeeSee whatwhat aa scornfullscornful lookelook thethe pesantpeasant castscasts.
wln 0333Penb.PembrokePenb.CanCan kingliekingly LionsLions fawnefawn onon creepingcreeping AntsAnts?
wln 0334War.WarwickWar.IgnobleIgnoble vassailevassal thatthat likelike PhaetonPhaeton,
wln 0335Aspir’stAspirest vntounto thethe guidanceguidance ofof thethe sunnesun.
wln 0336Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorTheirTheir downfalldownfall isis atat handhand, theirtheir forcesforces downedown,
wln 0337VVeWe willwill notnot thusthus bebe facstfaced andand ouerpeerdoverpeered.
wln 0338Edw.EdwardEdw.LayLay handshands onon thatthat traitortraitor MortimerMortimer.
wln 0339Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorLayLay handshands onon thatthat traitortraitor GauestonGaveston.
wln 0340KentKent.IsIs thisthis thethe dutieduty thatthat youyou oweowe youryour kingking?
wln 0341War.WarwickWar.VVeWe knowknow ourour dutiesduties, letlet himhim knowknow hishis peerespeers.
wln 0342Edw.EdwardEdw.WhetherWhitherWhether willwill youyou bearebear himhim, staystay oror yeye shallshall diedie,
wln 0343Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorVVeWe areare nono traitorstraitors, thereforetherefore threatenthreaten notnot.
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wln 0344Gau.GavestonGau.NoNo, threatenthreaten notnot mymy lordlord, butbut paypay themthem homehome.
wln 0345VVereWere II aa kingking.
wln 0346Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThouThou villainevillain, wherforewherefore talkestalks thouthou ofof aa kingking,
wln 0347ThatThat hardlyhardly artart aa gentlemangentleman byby birthbirth?
wln 0348Edw.EdwardEdw.VVereWere hehe aa peasantpeasant beingbeing mymy minionminion,
wln 0349IleI’ll makemake thethe prowdestproudest ofof youyou stoopestoop toto himhim.
wln 0350Lan.LancasterLan.MyMy lordlord, youyou maymay notnot thusthus disparagedisparage vsus,
wln 0351AwayAway II saysay withwith hatefullhateful GauestonGaveston.
wln 0352Mort.MortimerMort. se.seniorAndAnd withwith thethe earleearl ofof KentKent thatthat fauorsfavours himhim.
wln 0353Edw.EdwardEdw.NayNay, thenthen laylay violentviolent handshands vponupon youryour kingking,
wln 0354HereHere MortimerMortimer, sitsit thouthou inin EdwardsEdward’s thronethrone,
wln 0355WarwickeWarwick andand LancasterLancaster, wearewear youyou mymy crownecrown,
wln 0356VVasWas euerever kingking thusthus ouer ruldeoueroverruledover rulderuled asas II?
wln 0357Lan.LancasterLan.LearneLearn thenthen toto rulerule vsus betterbetter andand thethe realmerealm.
wln 0358Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorVVhatWhat wewe hauehave donedone,
wln 0359ourour hartheart bloudblood shallshall maintainemaintain.
wln 0360War.WarwickWar.ThinkThink youyou thatthat wewe cancan brookebrook thisthis vpstartupstart pridepride?
wln 0361Edw.EdwardEdw.AngerAnger andand wrathfullwrathful furiefury stopsstops mymy speechspeech.
wln 0362Bish.BishopVVhyWhy areare youyou moou’dmoved, bebe patientpatient mymy lordlord,
wln 0363AndAnd seesee whatwhat wewe youryour councellerscouncillors hauehave donedone.
wln 0364Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMyMy lordslords, nownow letlet vsus allall bebe resoluteresolute,
wln 0365AndAnd eithereither hauehave ourour wilswills, oror loselose ourour liueslives.
wln 0366Edw.EdwardEdw.MeeteMeet youyou forfor thisthis, proudproud ouerdaringoverdaring peerespeers,
wln 0367EreEre mymy sweetesweet GauestonGaveston shallshall partpart fromfrom meme,
wln 0368ThisThis IleIsleI’ll shallshall fleetefleet vponupon thethe OceanOcean,
wln 0369AndAnd wanderwander toto thethe vnfrequentedunfrequented IndeInd.
wln 0370Bish.BishopYouYou knowknow thatthat II amam legatelegate toto thethe PopePope,
wln 0371OnOn youryour allegeanceallegiance toto thethe seasee ofof RomeRome,
wln 0372SubscribeSubscribe asas wewe hauehave donedone toto hishis exileexile.
wln 0373Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorCurseCurse himhim, ifif hehe refuserefuse, andand thenthen maymay wewe
wln 0374DeposeDepose himhim andand electelect an otheranother kingking.
wln 0375Edw.EdwardEdw.IAyI therethere itit goesgoes, butbut yetyet II willwill notnot yeeldyield,
wln 0376CurseCurse meme, deposedepose meme, doedo thethe worstworst youyou cancan.
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wln 0377Lan.LancasterLan.ThenThen lingerlinger notnot mymy lordlord butbut dodo itit straightstraight.
wln 0378Bish.BishopRememberRemember howhow thethe BishopBishop waswas abusdeabused,
wln 0379EitherEither banishbanish himhim thatthat waswas thethe causecause thereofthereof.
wln 0380OrOr II willwill presentliepresently dischargedischarge thesethese lordslords,
wln 0381OfOf dutieduty andand allegeanceallegiance duedue toto theethee.
wln 0382Edw.EdwardEdw.ItIt bootesboots meme notnot toto threatthreat, II mustmust speakespeak fairefair,
wln 0383TheThe LegateLegate ofof thethe PopePope willwill bebe obaydobeyed:
wln 0384MyMy lordlord, youyou shalbeshall be ChauncellorChancellor ofof thethe realmerealm,
wln 0385ThouThou LancasterLancaster, highhigh admiralladmiral ofof ourour fleetefleet,
wln 0386YongYoung MortimerMortimer andand hishis vnckleuncle shalbeshall be earlesearls,
wln 0387AndAnd youyou lordlord VVarwickWarwick, presidentpresident ofof thethe NorthNorth,
wln 0388AndAnd thouthou ofof VValesWales, ifif thisthis contentcontent youyou notnot,
wln 0389MakeMake seuerallseveral kingdomeskingdoms ofof thisthis monarchiemonarchy,
wln 0390AndAnd shareshare itit equallyequally amongstamongst youyou allall,
wln 0391SoSo II maymay hauehave somesome nookenook oror cornercorner leftleft,
wln 0392ToTo frolikefrolic withwith mymy deerestdearest GauestonGaveston.
wln 0393Bish.BishopNothingNothing shallshall alteralter vsus, weewe areare resolu’dresolved.
wln 0394Lan.LancasterLan.ComeCome, comecome, subscribesubscribe.
wln 0395Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorVVhyWhy shouldshould youyou louelove himhim,
wln 0396whomewhom thethe worldworld hateshates soso?
wln 0397Edw.EdwardEdw.BecauseBecause hehe louesloves meme moremore thenthan allall thethe worldworld:
wln 0398AhAh nonenone butbut ruderude andand sauagesavage mindedminded menmen,
wln 0399VVouldWould seekeseek thethe ruineruin ofof mymy GauestonGaveston,
wln 0400YouYou thatthat bebe noblenoble borneborn shouldshould pitiepity himhim.
wln 0401WarwickeWarwick.YouYou thatthat areare princelyprincely borneborn shouldshould shakeshake
wln 0402 himhim offoff,
wln 0403ForFor shameshame subscribesubscribe, andand letlet thethe lowneloon departdepart.
wln 0404Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorVrgeUrge himhim mymy lordlord.
wln 0405Bish.BishopAreAre youyou contentcontent toto banishbanish himhim thethe realmerealm?
wln 0406Edw.EdwardEdw.II seesee II mustmust, andand thereforetherefore amam contentcontent,
wln 0407In steedeInInsteadIn steedesteed ofof inkeink, ileI’ll writewrite itit withwith mymy tearestears.
wln 0408Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorTheThe kingking isis loue-sicklovesick forfor hishis minionminion.
wln 0409Edw.EdwardEdw.Tis’Tis donedone, andand nownow accursedaccursed handhand fallfall offoff.
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wln 0410Lan.LancasterLan.GiueGive itit meme, ileI’ll hauehave itit publishedpublished inin thethe streetesstreets.
wln 0411Mor.MortimerMor. injuniorin.IleI’ll seesee himhim presentlypresently dispatcheddispatched awayaway.
wln 0412Bish.BishopNowNow isis mymy heartheart atat easeease.
wln 0413Warw.WarwickWarw.AndAnd soso isis minemine.
wln 0414Penb.PembrokePenb.ThisThis willwill bebe goodgood newesnews toto thethe commoncommon sortsort.
wln 0415Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorBeBe itit oror nono, hehe shallshall notnot lingerlinger herehere.
wln 0416ExeuntExeunt NobilesNobiles.
wln 0417Edw.EdwardEdw.HowHow fastfast theythey runrun toto banishbanish himhim II louelove,
wln 0418TheyThey wouldwould notnot stirstir, werewere itit toto dodo meme goodgood:
wln 0419WhyWhy shouldshould aa kingking bebe subiectsubject toto aa priestpriest?
wln 0420ProudProud RomeRome, thatthat hatchesthatchest suchsuch imperiallimperial groomesgrooms,
wln 0421ForFor thesethese thythy superstitioussuperstitious taperlightstaperlights,
wln 0422WherewithWherewith thythy antichristianantichristian churcheschurches blazeblaze,
wln 0423IleI’ll firefire thythy crasedcrazed buildingsbuildings, andand enforceenforce
wln 0424TheThe papallpapal towerstowers, toto kissekiss thethe lowlielowly groundground,
wln 0425WithWith slaughteredslaughtered priestspriests maymay TibersTiber’s channellchannel swellswell
wln 0426AndAnd bankesbanks raisdraised higherhigher withwith theirtheir sepulcherssepulchres:
wln 0427AsAs forfor thethe peerespeers thatthat backeback thethe cleargieclergy thusthus,
wln 0428IfIf II bebe kingking, notnot oneone ofof themthem shallshall liuelive.

wln 0429EnterEnter GauestonGaveston.
wln 0430Gau.GavestonGau.MyMy lordlord II hearehear itit whisperedwhispered euery whereeverywhere,
wln 0431ThatThat II amam banishdbanished, andand mustmust fliefly thethe landland.
wln 0432Edw.EdwardEdw.Tis’Tis truetrue sweetesweet GauestonGaveston, oho werewere itit falsefalse,
wln 0433TheThe LegateLegate ofof thethe PopePope willwill hauehave itit soso,
wln 0434AndAnd thouthou mustmust hencehence, oror II shallshall bebe deposddeposed,
wln 0435ButBut II willwill raignereign toto bebe reueng’drevenged ofof themthem,
wln 0436AndAnd thereforetherefore sweetesweet friendfriend, taketake itit patientlypatiently,
wln 0437LiueLive wherewhere thouthou wiltwilt, ileI’ll sendsend theethee gouldgold enoughenough,
wln 0438AndAnd longlong thouthou shaltshalt notnot staystay, oror ifif thouthou doostdost,
wln 0439IleI’ll comecome toto theethee, mymy louelove shallshall nearene’er declinedecline.
wln 0440Gaue.GavestonGaue.IsIs allall mymy hopehope turndturned toto thisthis hellhell ofof greefegrief.
wln 0441Edw.EdwardEdw.RendRend notnot mymy hartheart withwith thythy tootoo piercingpiercing wordswords,
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wln 0442ThouThou fromfrom thisthis landland, II fromfrom my selfemyself amam banishtbanished.
wln 0443Gau.GavestonGau.ToTo gogo fromfrom hencehence, greeuesgrieves notnot poorepoor GauestonGaveston,
wln 0444ButBut toto forsakeforsake youyou, inin whosewhose gratiousgracious lookeslooks
wln 0445TheThe blessednesblessedness ofof GauestonGaveston remainesremains,
wln 0446ForFor no wherenowhere elseelse seekesseeks hehe felicitiefelicity.
wln 0447Edw.EdwardEdw.AndAnd onelyonly thisthis tormentstorments mymy wretchedwretched soulesoul,
wln 0448ThatThat whetherwhether II willwill oror nono thouthou mustmust departdepart:
wln 0449BeBe gouernourgovernor ofof IrelandIreland inin mymy steadstead,
wln 0450AndAnd therethere abideabide tilltill fortunefortune callcall theethee homehome.
wln 0451HereHere taketake mymy picturepicture, andand letlet meme wearewear thinethine,
wln 0452OOOh mightmight II keepekeep theethee heerehere, asas II doedo thisthis,
wln 0453HappieHappy werewere II, butbut nownow mostmost miserablemiserable.
wln 0454Gauest.GavestonGauest.Tis’Tis somethingsomething toto bebe pitiedpitied ofof aa kingking.
wln 0455Edw.EdwardEdw.ThouThou shaltshalt notnot hencehence, ileI’ll hidehide theethee GauestonGaveston.
wln 0456Gau.GavestonGau.II shalshall bebe foundfound, andand thenthen twil’twill greeuegrieve meme moremore.
wln 0457Edwa.EdwardEdwa.KindeKind wordeswords, andand mutuallmutual talketalk, makesmakes ourour
wln 0458 greefegrief greatergreater.
wln 0459ThereforeTherefore withwith dumdumb imbracementembracement letlet vsus partpart,
wln 0460StayStay GauestonGaveston II cannotcannot leaueleave theethee thusthus.
wln 0461Gau.GavestonGau.ForFor eueryevery lookelook, mymy lordlord dropsdrops downedown aa tearetear,
wln 0462SeeingSeeing II mustmust gogo, dodo notnot renewrenew mymy sorrowsorrow.
wln 0463Edwa.EdwardEdwa.TheThe timetime isis littlelittle thatthat thouthou hasthast toto staystay,
wln 0464AndAnd thereforetherefore giuegive meme leaueleave toto lookelook mymy fillfill,
wln 0465ButBut comecome sweetesweet friendfriend, ileI’ll bearebear theethee onon thythy wayway.
wln 0466Gau.GavestonGau.TheThe peerespeers willwill frownefrown.
wln 0467Edw.EdwardEdw.II passepass notnot forfor theirtheir angeranger, comecome letslet’s gogo,
wln 0468OOOh thatthat wewe mightmight asas wellwell returnereturn asas goego.

wln 0469EnterEnter EdmundEdmund andand QueenQueen IsabellIsabell.
wln 0470Qu.QueenQu.WhetherWhitherWhether goesgoes mymy lordlord?
wln 0471Edw.EdwardEdw.FawneFawn notnot onon meme FrenchFrench strumpetstrumpet, getget theethee
wln 0472 gonegone.
wln 0473Qu.QueenQu.OnOn whomwhom butbut onon mymy husbandhusband shouldshould II fawnefawn?
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wln 0474Gau.GavestonGau.OnOn MortimerMortimer, withwith whomwhom vngentleungentle QueeneQueen,
wln 0475II saysay nono moremore, iudgejudge youyou thethe restrest mymy lordlord.
wln 0476Qu.QueenQu.InIn sayingsaying thisthis, thouthou wrongstwrong’stwrongest meme GauestonGaveston,
wln 0477IstIs’t notnot enoughenough, thatthat thouthou corruptscorrupts mymy lordlord,
wln 0478AndAnd artart aa bawdbawd toto hishis affectionsaffections,
wln 0479ButBut thouthou mustmust callcall minemine honorhonour thusthus inin questionquestion?
wln 0480Gau.GavestonGau.II meanemean notnot soso, youryour gracegrace mustmust pardonpardon meme.
wln 0481Edw.EdwardEdw.ThouThou artart tootoo familiarfamiliar withwith thatthat MortimerMortimer,
wln 0482AndAnd byby thythy meanesmeans isis GauestonGaveston exildeexiled,
wln 0483ButBut II wouldwould wishwish theethee reconcilereconcile thethe lordslords,
wln 0484OrOr thouthou shaltshalt nerene’er bebe reconcildreconciled toto meme.
wln 0485Qu.QueenQu.YourYour highneshighness knowesknows, itit lieslies notnot inin mymy powerpower.
wln 0486Edw.EdwardEdw.AwayAway thenthen, touchtouch meme notnot, comecome GauestonGaveston.
wln 0487Qu.QueenQu.VillaineVillain, tis’tis thouthou thatthat robstrob’strobbest meme ofof mymy lordlord.
wln 0488Gau.GavestonGau.MadamMadam, tis’tis youyou thatthat robrob meme ofof mymy lordlord.
wln 0489Edw.EdwardEdw.SpeakeSpeak notnot vntounto herher, letlet herher droopedroop andand pinepine.
wln 0490Qu.QueenQu.WhereinWherein mymy lordlord, hauehave II deseruddeserved thesethese wordswords?
wln 0491WitnesseWitness thethe tearestears thatthat IsabellaIsabella shedssheds,
wln 0492WitnesseWitness thisthis hartheart, thatthat sighingsighing forfor theethee breakesbreaks,
wln 0493HowHow dearedear mymy lordlord isis toto poorepoor IsabellIsabell.
wln 0494Edw.EdwardEdw.AndAnd witnessewitness heauenheaven howhow deeredear thouthou artart toto meme.
wln 0495ThereThere weepeweep, forfor tilltill mymy GauestonGaveston bebe repealdrepealed,
wln 0496AssureAssure thy selfethyself thouthou comstcom’st notnot inin mymy sightsight.
wln 0497ExeuntExeunt EdwardEdward andand GauestonGaveston.
wln 0498Qu.QueenQu.OO miserablemiserable andand distresseddistressed QueeneQueen!
wln 0499WouldWould whenwhen II leftleft sweetsweet FranceFrance andand waswas imbarktembarked,
wln 0500ThatThat charmingcharming CircesCirce’s walkingwalking onon thethe waueswaves,
wln 0501HadHad chaungdchanged mymy shapeshape, oror atat thethe mariagemarriage dayday
wln 0502TheThe cupcup ofof HymenHymen hadhad beenebeen fullfull ofof poysonpoison,
wln 0503OrOr withwith thosethose armesarms thatthat twindtwinedtwinned aboutabout mymy neckneck,
wln 0504II hadhad beenebeen stifledstifled, andand notnot liuedlived toto seesee,
wln 0505TheThe kingking mymy lordlord thusthus toto abandonabandon meme:
wln 0506LikeLike frantickfrantic IunoJunojuno willwill II fillfill thethe earthearth,
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wln 0507WithWith gastlieghastly murmuremurmur ofof mymy sighessighs andand criescries,
wln 0508ForFor neuernever doteddoted IoueJovejove onon GanimedGanymede,
wln 0509SoSo muchmuch asas hehe onon cursedcursed GauestonGaveston,
wln 0510ButBut thatthat willwill moremore exasperateexasperate hishis wrathwrath,
wln 0511II mustmust entreatentreat himhim, II mustmust speakespeak himhim fairefair,
wln 0512AndAnd bebe aa meanesmeans toto callcall homehome GauestonGaveston:
wln 0513AndAnd yetyet heelehe’ll euerever dotedote onon GauestonGaveston,
wln 0514AndAnd soso amam II for euerforforeverfor euerever miserablemiserable.
wln 0515EnterEnter thethe NoblesNobles toto thethe QueeneQueen.
wln 0516Lanc.LancasterLanc.LookeLook wherewhere thethe sistersister ofof thethe kingking ofof FraunceFrance,
wln 0517SitsSits wringingwringing ofof herher handshands, andand beatsbeats herher brestbreast.
wln 0518Warw.WarwickWarw.TheThe kingking II fearefear hathhath illill intreatedentreated herher.
wln 0519Pen.PembrokePen.HardHard isis thethe hartheart, thatthat iniuresinjures suchsuch aa saintsaint.
wln 0520Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorII knowknow tis’tis longlong ofof GauestonGaveston sheshe weepesweeps.
wln 0521Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorWhyWhy? hehe isis gonegone.
wln 0522Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMadamMadam, howhow faresfares youryour gracegrace?
wln 0523Qu.QueenQu.AhAh MortimerMortimer! nownow breaksbreaks thethe kingsking’s hatehate forthforth,
wln 0524AndAnd hehe confessethconfesseth thatthat hehe louesloves meme notnot.
wln 0525Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorCrieCry quittancequittance MadamMadam thenthen, &and louelove notnot himhim.
wln 0526Qu.QueenQu.NoNo, ratherrather willwill II diedie aa thousandthousand deathsdeaths,
wln 0527AndAnd yetyet II louelove inin vainevain, heelehe’ll nerene’er louelove meme.
wln 0528Lan.LancasterLan.FeareFear yeye notnot MadamMadam, nownow hishis minionsminion’sminions gonegone,
wln 0529HisHis wantonwanton humorhumour willwill bebe quickliequickly leftleft.
wln 0530Qu.QueenQu.OO neuernever LancasterLancaster! II amam inioyndeenjoined,
wln 0531ToTo suesue vntounto youyou allall forfor hishis repealerepeal:
wln 0532ThisThis wilswills mymy lordlord, andand thisthis mustmust II performeperform,
wln 0533OrOr elseelse bebe banishtbanished fromfrom hishis highnessehighness’ presencepresence.
wln 0534Lan.LancasterLan.ForFor hishis repealerepeal, MadamMadam, hehe comescomes notnot backback,
wln 0535VnlesseUnless thethe seasea castcast vpup hishis shipwrackshipwreck bodybody.
wln 0536War.WarwickWar.AndAnd toto beholdbehold soso sweetesweet aa sightsight asas thatthat,
wln 0537TheresThere’sthere’s nonenone herehere, butbut wouldwould runrun hishis horsehorse toto deathdeath.
wln 0538Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorButBut madammadam, wouldwould youyou hauehave vsus calcall himhim homehome?
wln 0539Qu.QueenQu.IAyI MortimerMortimer, forfor tilltill hehe bebe restorderestored,
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wln 0540TheThe angrieangry kingking hathhath banishedbanished meme thethe courtcourt:
wln 0541AndAnd thereforetherefore asas thouthou louestlovest andand tendresttend’resttenderest meme,
wln 0542BeBe thouthou mymy aduocateadvocate vntounto thesethese peerespeers.
wln 0543Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhatWhat, wouldwould yeye hauehave meme pleadplead forfor GauestonGaveston?
wln 0544Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorPleadPlead forfor himhim hehe thatthat willwill, II amam resoluderesolved.
wln 0545Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd soso amam II mymy lordlord, diswadedissuade thethe QueeneQueen.
wln 0546Qu.QueenQu.OO LancasterLancaster, letlet himhim diswadedissuade thethe kingking,
wln 0547ForFor tis’tis againstagainst mymy willwill hehe shouldshould returnereturn.
wln 0548War.WarwickWar.ThenThen speakespeak notnot forfor himhim, letlet thethe pesantpeasant gogo.
wln 0549Qu.QueenQu.Tis’Tis forfor my selfemyself II speakespeak, andand notnot forfor himhim.
wln 0550Pen.PembrokePen.NoNo speakingspeaking willwill preuaileprevail, andand thereforetherefore ceasecease.
wln 0551Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorFaireFair QueeneQueen forbeareforbear toto angleangle forfor thethe fishfish,
wln 0552WhichWhich beingbeing caughtcaught, strikesstrikes himhim thatthat takestakes itit deaddead,
wln 0553II meanemean thatthat vilevile TorpedoTorpedo, GauestonGaveston,
wln 0554ThatThat nownow II hopehope flotesfloats onon thethe IrishIrish seasseas.
wln 0555Qu.QueenQu.SweeteSweet MortimerMortimer, sitsit downedown byby meme aa whilewhile,
wln 0556AndAnd II willwill telltell theethee reasonsreasons ofof suchsuch waighteweight,
wln 0557AsAs thouthou wiltwilt soonesoon subscribesubscribe toto hishis repealerepeal.
wln 0558Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorItIt isis impossibleimpossible, butbut speakespeak youryour mindemind.
wln 0559Qu.QueenQu.ThenThen thusthus, butbut nonenone shalshall hearehear itit butbut our seluesourselves.
wln 0560Lanc.LancasterLanc.MyMy LordsLords albeitalbeit thethe QueenQueen winnewin MortimerMortimer,
wln 0561willwill youyou bebe resoluteresolute andand holdhold withwith meme?
wln 0562Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorNotNot II againstagainst mymy nephewnephew.
wln 0563Pen.PembrokePen.FeareFear notnot, thethe queensqueen’squeens wordswords cannotcannot alteralter himhim.
wln 0564War.WarwickWar.NoNo, doedo butbut markemark howhow earnestlyearnestly sheshe pleadspleads.
wln 0565Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd seesee howhow coldlycoldly hishis lookeslooks makemake denialldenial.
wln 0566War.WarwickWar.SheShe smilessmiles, nownow forfor mymy lifelife hishis mindmind isis changdchanged.
wln 0567Lanc.LancasterLanc.IleI’ll ratherrather looselose hishis friendshipfriendship II, thenthen grauntgrant.
wln 0568Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWellWell ofof necessitienecessity itit mustmust bebe soso,
wln 0569MyMy LordsLords, thatthat II abhorreabhor basebase GauestonGaveston,
wln 0570II hopehope youryour honorshonours makemake nono questionquestion,
wln 0571AndAnd thereforetherefore thoughthough II pleadeplead forfor hishis repeallrepeal,
wln 0572Tis’Tis notnot forfor hishis sakesake, butbut forfor ourour auaileavail:
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wln 0573NayNay forfor thethe realmsrealm’s behoofebehoof andand forfor thethe kingsking’skings.
wln 0574Lanc.LancasterLanc.FieFie MortimerMortimer, dishonordishonour notnot thy selfethyself,
wln 0575CanCan thisthis bebe truetrue twas’twas goodgood toto banishbanish himhim?
wln 0576AndAnd isis thisthis truetrue toto callcall himhim homehome againeagain?
wln 0577SuchSuch reasonsreasons makemake whitewhite blackeblack, andand darkedark nightnight dayday.
wln 0578Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMyMy LordLord ofof LancasterLancaster, markemark thethe respectrespect.
wln 0579Lan.LancasterLan.InIn nono respectrespect cancan contrariescontraries bebe truetrue.
wln 0580Qu.QueenQu.YetYet goodgood mymy lordlord, hearehear whatwhat hehe cancan alledgeallege.
wln 0581War.WarwickWar.AllAll thatthat hehe speakesspeaks, isis nothingnothing, wewe areare resolu’dresolved.
wln 0582Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorDoDo youyou notnot wishwish thatthat GauestonGaveston werewere deaddead?
wln 0583Pen.PembrokePen.II wouldwould hehe werewere.
wln 0584Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhyWhy thenthen mymy lordlord, giuegive meme butbut leaueleave toto speakspeak.
wln 0585Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorButBut nephewnephew, dodo notnot playplay thethe sophistersophister.
wln 0586Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThisThis whichwhich II vrgeurge, isis ofof aa burningburning zealezeal,
wln 0587ToTo mendmend thethe kingking, andand dodo ourour countriecountry goodgood:
wln 0588KnowKnow youyou notnot GauestonGaveston hathhath storestore ofof goldegold,
wln 0589WhichWhich maymay inin IrelandIreland purchasepurchase himhim suchsuch friendsfriends,
wln 0590AsAs hehe willwill frontfront thethe mightiestmightiest ofof vsus allall,
wln 0591AndAnd whereaswhereas hehe shallshall liuelive andand bebe beloudebeloved,
wln 0592Tis’Tis hardhard forfor vsus toto workework hishis ouerthrowoverthrow.
wln 0593War.WarwickWar.MarkeMark youyou butbut thatthat mymy lordlord ofof LancasterLancaster.
wln 0594Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorButBut werewere hehe herehere, detesteddetested asas hehe isis,
wln 0595HowHow easilieeasily mightmight somesome basebase slaueslave bebe subborndsuborned,
wln 0596ToTo greetgreet hishis lordshiplordship withwith aa poniardponiard,
wln 0597AndAnd nonenone soso muchmuch asas blameblame thethe murtherermurderer,
wln 0598ButBut ratherrather praisepraise himhim forfor thatthat brauebrave attemptattempt,
wln 0599AndAnd inin thethe ChronicleChronicle, enrowleenrol hishis namename,
wln 0600ForFor purgingpurging ofof thethe realmerealm ofof suchsuch aa plagueplague.
wln 0601Pen.PembrokePen.HeHe saithsaith truetrue.
wln 0602Lan.LancasterLan.IAyay, butbut howhow chancechance thisthis waswas notnot donedone beforebefore?
wln 0603Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorBecauseBecause mymy lordslords, itit waswas notnot thoughtthought vponupon:
wln 0604NayNay moremore, whenwhen hehe shallshall knowknow itit lieslies inin vsus,
wln 0605ToTo banishbanish himhim, andand thenthen toto callcall himhim homehome,
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wln 0606Twill’Twill makemake himhim vailevail thethe topflagtopflag ofof hishis pridepride,
wln 0607AndAnd fearefear toto offendoffend thethe meanestmeanest noblenoble manman.
wln 0608Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorButBut howhow ifif hehe dodo notnot NephewNephew?
wln 0609Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThenThen maymay wewe withwith somesome colourcolour riserise inin armesarms,
wln 0610ForFor howsoeuerhowsoever wewe hauehave borneborne itit outout,
wln 0611Tis’Tis treasontreason toto bebe vpup againstagainst thethe kingking,
wln 0612SoSo shallshall wewe hauehave thethe peoplepeople ofof ourour sideside,
wln 0613WhichWhich forfor hishis fathersfather’s sakesake leanelean toto thethe kingking,
wln 0614ButBut cannotcannot brookebrook aa nightnight grownegrown mushrumpmushroom,
wln 0615SuchSuch aa oneone asas mymy LordLord ofof CornewallCornwall isis,
wln 0616ShouldShould bearebear vsus downedown ofof thethe nobilitienobility,
wln 0617AndAnd whenwhen thethe commonscommons andand thethe noblesnobles ioynejoin,
wln 0618Tis’Tis notnot thethe kingking cancan bucklerbuckler GauestonGaveston.
wln 0619Weelewe’ll pullpull himhim fromfrom thethe strongeststrongest houldhold hehe hathhath,
wln 0620MyMy lordslords, ifif toto performeperform thisthis II bebe slackslack,
wln 0621ThinkeThink meme asas basebase aa groomegroom asas GauestonGaveston.
wln 0622Lan.LancasterLan.OnOn thatthat conditioncondition LancasterLancaster willwill grauntgrant.
wln 0623War.WarwickWar.AndAnd soso willwill PenbrookePembroke andand II.
wln 0624Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorAndAnd II.
wln 0625Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorInIn thisthis II countcount meme highlyhighly gratifiedgratified,
wln 0626AndAnd MortimerMortimer willwill restrest atat youryour commaundcommand.
wln 0627Qu.QueenQu.AndAnd whenwhen thisthis fauourfavour IsabellIsabell forgetsforgets,
wln 0628ThenThen letlet herher liuelive abandondabandoned andand forlorneforlorn,
wln 0629ButBut seesee inin happiehappy timetime, mymy lordlord thethe kingking,
wln 0630HauingHaving broughtbrought thethe EarleEarl ofof CornewallCornwall onon hishis wayway,
wln 0631IsIs newnew returndreturned, thisthis newesnews willwill gladglad himhim muchmuch,
wln 0632YetYet notnot soso muchmuch asas meme, II louelove himhim moremore
wln 0633ThenThan hehe cancan GauestonGaveston, wouldwould hehe lou’dloved meme
wln 0634ButBut halfehalf soso muchmuch, thenthen werewere II trebletreble blestblessed.

wln 0635EnterEnter kingking EdwardEdward moorningmourning.
wln 0636Edw.EdwardEdw.HeesHe’s gonegone, andand forfor hishis absenceabsence thusthus II moornemourn,
wln 0637DidDid neuernever sorrowsorrow gogo soso neerenear mymy heartheart,
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wln 0638AsAs doothdoth thethe wantwant ofof mymy sweetesweet GauestonGaveston,
wln 0639AndAnd couldcould mymy crownescrown’scrowns reuenewrevenue bringbring himhim backback,
wln 0640II wouldwould freeliefreely giuegive itit toto hishis enemiesenemies,
wln 0641AndAnd thinkethink II gaindgained, hauinghaving boughtbought soso dearedear aa friendfriend.
wln 0642Qu.QueenQu.HarkeHark howhow hehe harpesharps vponupon hishis minionminion.
wln 0643Edw.EdwardEdw.MyMy heartheart isis asas anan anuillanvil vntounto sorrowsorrow,
wln 0644WhichWhich beatesbeats vponupon itit likelike thethe CyclopsCyclops’Cyclops hammershammers,
wln 0645AndAnd withwith thethe noisenoise turnesturns vpup mymy giddiegiddy brainebrain,
wln 0646AndAnd makesmakes meme frantickfrantic forfor mymy GauestonGaveston:
wln 0647AhAh hadhad somesome bloudlessebloodless furiefury roserose fromfrom hellhell,
wln 0648AndAnd withwith mymy kingliekingly sceptersceptre strokestroke meme deaddead,
wln 0649WhenWhen II waswas forstforced toto leaueleave mymy GauestonGaveston.
wln 0650Lan.LancasterLan.DiabloDiablo, whatwhat passionspassions callcall youyou thesethese
wln 0651Qu.QueenQu.MyMy gratiousgracious lordlord, II comecome toto bringbring youyou newesnews.
wln 0652Edw.EdwardEdw.ThatThat youyou hauehave parledparled withwith youryour MortimerMortimer.
wln 0653Qu.QueenQu.ThatThat GauestonGaveston mymy LordLord shalbeshall be repealdrepealed.
wln 0654Edw.EdwardEdw.RepealdRepealed, thethe newesnews isis tootoo sweetsweet toto bebe truetrue.
wln 0655Qu.QueenQu.ButBut willwill youyou louelove meme, ifif youyou findefind itit soso?
wln 0656Edw.EdwardEdw.IfIf itit bebe soso, whatwhat willwill notnot EdwardEdward dodo?
wln 0657Qu.QueenQu.ForFor GauestonGaveston, butbut notnot forfor IsabellIsabell.
wln 0658Edw.EdwardEdw.ForFor theethee fairesairefair QueeneQueen, ifif thouthou louestlovest GauestonGaveston,
wln 0659IleI’ll hanghang aa goldengolden tonguetongue aboutabout thythy neckneck,
wln 0660SeeingSeeing thouthou hasthast pleadedpleaded withwith soso goodgood successesuccess.
wln 0661Qu.QueenQu.NoNo otherother iewelsjewels hanghang aboutabout mymy neckneck
wln 0662ThenThanThen thesethese mymy lordlord, nornor letlet meme hauehave moremore wealthwealth,
wln 0663ThenThan II maymay fetchfetch fromfrom thisthis ritchrich treasurietreasury:
wln 0664OOOh howhow aa kissekiss reuiuesrevives poorepoor IsabellIsabell.
wln 0665Edw.EdwardEdw.OnceOnce moremore receiuereceive mymy handhand, andand letlet thisthis bebe,
wln 0666AA secondsecond mariagemarriage twixt’twixttwixt thy selfethyself andand meme.
wln 0667Qu.QueenQu.AndAnd maymay itit prooueprove moremore happiehappy thenthan thethe firstfirst,
wln 0668MyMy gentlegentle lordlord, bespeakebebe speakebespeakbe thesethese noblesnobles fairefair,
wln 0669ThatThat waitewait attendanceattendance forfor aa gratiousgracious lookelook,
wln 0670AndAnd onon theirtheir kneesknees salutesalute youryour maiestiemajesty.
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wln 0671Edw.EdwardEdw.CouragiousCourageous LancasterLancaster, imbraceembrace thythy kingking,
wln 0672AndAnd asas grossegross vapoursvapours perishperish byby thethe sunnesun,
wln 0673EuenEven soso letlet hatredhatred withwith thythy soueraignesovereign smilesmile,
wln 0674LiueLive thouthou withwith meme asas mymy companioncompanion.
wln 0675Lan.LancasterLan.ThisThis salutationsalutation ouerioyesoverjoys mymy heartheart.
wln 0676Edw.EdwardEdw.WarwickWarwick, shalbeshall be mymy chiefestchiefest counsellercounsellor:
wln 0677TheseThese siluersilver haireshairs willwill moremore adorneadorn mymy courtcourt,
wln 0678ThenThen gaudiegaudy silkessilks, oror richrich imbrotherieembroidery,
wln 0679ChideChide meme sweetesweet WarwickWarwick, ifif II gogo astrayastray.
wln 0680War.WarwickWar.SlaySlay meme mymy lordlord, whenwhen II offendoffend youryour gracegrace.
wln 0681Edw.EdwardEdw.InIn sollemnesolemn triumphestriumphs, andand inin publikepublic showesshows,
wln 0682PenbrookePembroke shallshall bearebear thethe swordsword beforebefore thethe kingking.
wln 0683Pen.PembrokePen.AndAnd withwith thisthis swordsword, PenbrookePembroke wilwill fightfight forfor youyou.
wln 0684Edw.EdwardEdw.ButBut whereforewherefore walkeswalks yongyoung MortimerMortimer asideaside?
wln 0685BeBe thouthou commaundercommander ofof ourour royallroyal fleetefleet,
wln 0686OrOr ifif thatthat loftielofty officeoffice likelike theethee notnot,
wln 0687II makemake theethee heerehere lordlord MarshallMarshal ofof thethe realmerealm.
wln 0688Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMyMy lordlord, ileI’ll marshallmarshal soso youryour enemiesenemies,
wln 0689AsAs EnglandEngland shallshall bebe quietquiet, andand youyou safesafe.
wln 0690Edw.EdwardEdw.AndAnd asas forfor youyou, lordlord MortimerMortimer ofof ChirkeChirke,
wln 0691WhoseWhose greatgreat atchiuementsachievements inin ourour forrainforeign warrewar,
wln 0692DeseruesDeserves nono commoncommon placeplace, nornor meanemean rewardreward:
wln 0693BeBe youyou thethe generallgeneral ofof thethe leuiedlevied troopestroops,
wln 0694ThatThat nownow areare readieready toto assaileassail thethe ScotsScots.
wln 0695Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorInIn thisthis youryour gracegrace hathhath highlyhighly honouredhonoured meme,
wln 0696ForFor withwith mymy naturenature warrewar dothdoth bestbest agreeagree.
wln 0697Qu.QueenQu.NowNow isis thethe kingking ofof EnglandEngland richerich andand strongstrong.
wln 0698HauingHaving thethe louelove ofof hishis renownedrenowned peerespeers.
wln 0699Edw.EdwardEdw.IAyI IsabellIsabell, nerene’er waswas mymy heartheart soso lightlight,
wln 0700ClarkeClerkclerk ofof thethe crownecrown, directdirect ourour warrantwarrant forthforth,
wln 0701ForFor GauestonGaveston toto IrelandIreland: BeamontBeaumont fliefly,
wln 0702AsAs fastfast asas IrisIris, oror IouesJove’sjove’s Mercuriemercury.
wln 0703Beam.BeaumontBeamItIt shalbeshall be donedone mymy gratiousgracious LordLord.
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wln 0704Edw.EdwardEdw.LordLord MortimerMortimer, wewe leaueleave youyou toto youryour chargecharge:.
wln 0705NowNow letlet vsus inin, andand feastfeast itit roiallieroyally:
wln 0706AgainstAgainst ourour friendfriend thethe earleearl ofof CornewallCornwall comescomes,
wln 0707WeeleWe’llwe’ll hauehave aa generallgeneral tilttilt andand turnamenttournament,
wln 0708AndAnd thenthen hishis mariagemarriage shalbeshall be solemnizedsolemnised,
wln 0709ForFor wotwot youyou notnot thatthat II hauehave mademade himhim suresure,
wln 0710VntoUnto ourour cosincousin, thethe earleearl ofof GlostersGloucester’s heireheir.
wln 0711Lan.LancasterLan.SuchSuch newesnews wewe hearehear mymy lordlord.
wln 0712Edw.EdwardEdw.ThatThat dayday, ifif notnot forfor himhim. yetyet forfor mymy sakesake,
wln 0713WhoWho inin thethe triumphetriumph willwill bebe challengerchallenger,
wln 0714SpareSpare forfor nono costcost, wewe willwill requiterequite youryour louelove.
wln 0715WarwickWarwick.InIn thisthis, oror oughtaught, youryour highneshighness shallshall com-commaundcom|maundcommand
wln 0716maund
wln 0716vsus.
wln 0717EdwardEdward.ThankesThanks gentlegentle WarwickWarwick, comecome letslet’s inin andand
wln 0718 reuellrevel.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0719ManentManent MortimersMortimers.
wln 0720Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorNephueNephew, II mustmust toto ScotlandScotland, thouthou staieststayest herehere,
wln 0721LeaueLeave nownow toto opposeoppose thy selfethyself againstagainst thethe kingking,
wln 0722ThouThou seestseest byby naturenature hehe isis mildemild andand calmecalm,
wln 0723AndAnd seeingseeing hishis mindemind soso dotesdotes onon GauestonGaveston,
wln 0724LetLet himhim withoutwithout controulementcontrolment hauehave hishis willwill,
wln 0725TheThe mightiestmightiest kingskings hauehave hadhad theirtheir minionsminions,
wln 0726GreatGreat AlexanderAlexander loudelovedloud EphestionEphestion,
wln 0727TheThe conqueringconquering HectorHector, forfor HilasHilas weptwept,
wln 0728AndAnd forfor PatroclusPatroclusPatroclus’ sternestern AchillisAchilles drooptdrooped,
wln 0729AndAnd notnot kingskings onelieonly, butbut thethe wisestwisest menmen,
wln 0730TheThe RomaineRoman TullieTullytully louedloved OctauisOctavis,
wln 0731GraueGrave SocratesSocrates, wildewild AlcibiadesAlcibiades:
wln 0732ThenThen letlet hishis gracegrace, whosewhose youthyouth isis flexibleflexible,
wln 0733AndAnd promisethpromiseth asas muchmuch asas wewe cancan wishwish,
wln 0734FreelyFreely enioyenjoy thatthat vainevain light-headedlight-headedlightheaded earleearl,
wln 0735ForFor riperriper yearesyears willwill weanewean himhim fromfrom suchsuch toyestoys.
wln 0736Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorVnckleUncle, hishis wantonwanton humorhumour greeuesgrieves notnot meme,
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wln 0737ButBut thisthis II scornescorn, thatthat oneone soso baseliebasely borneborn,
wln 0738ShouldShould byby hishis soueraignessovereign’s fauourfavour growgrow soso pertpert,
wln 0739AndAnd rioteriot itit withwith thethe treasuretreasure ofof thethe realmerealm,
wln 0740WhileWhile souldierssoldiers mutiniemutiny forfor wantwant ofof paiepay,
wln 0741HeHe weareswears aa lordslord’s reuenewerevenue onon hishis backback,
wln 0742AndAnd MidasMidas like-like likelike hehe ietsjets itit inin thethe courtcourt,
wln 0743WithWith basebase outlandishoutlandish cullionscullions atat hishis heelesheels,
wln 0744WhoseWhose proudproud fantastickfantastic liueriesliveries makemake suchsuch showshow,
wln 0745AsAs ifif thatthat ProteusProteus godgod ofof shapesshapes appeardeappeared,
wln 0746II hauehave notnot seeneseen aa dapperdapper iacklackjacklack soso briskebrisk,
wln 0747HeHe weareswears aa shortshort ItalianItalian hoodedhooded cloakecloak,
wln 0748LardedLarded withwith pearlepearl, andand inin hishis tuskantuscan capcap
wln 0749AA iewelljewel ofof moremore valuevalue thenthan thethe crownecrown,
wln 0750WhilesWhiles otherother walkewalk belowbelow, thethe kingking andand hehe
wln 0751FromFrom outout aa windowwindow, laughlaugh atat suchsuch asas wewe,
wln 0752AndAnd flouteflout ourour trainetrain, andand iestjest atat ourour attireattire:
wln 0753VnckleUncle, tis’tis thisthis thatthat makesmakes meme impatientimpatient.
wln 0754Mor.MortimerMor. se.seniorButBut nephewnephew, nownow youyou seesee thethe kingking isis changdchanged.
wln 0755Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThenThen soso amam II, andand liuelive toto dodo himhim seruiceservice,
wln 0756ButBut whileswhiles II hauehave aa swordsword, aa handhand, aa hartheart,
wln 0757II willwill notnot yeeldyield toto anyany suchsuch vpstartupstart.
wln 0758YouYou knowknow mymy mindemind, comecome vnckleuncle letslet’s awayaway.
wln 0759ExeuntExeunt.
wln 0760EnterEnter SpencerSpencer andand BalduckBaldock.
wln 0761Bald.BaldockBald.SpencerSpencer, seeingseeing thatthat ourour LordLord th’earleth’earl ofof Glo-GlostersGlo|stersGloucester’s
wln 0762sters
wln 0762deaddead,
wln 0763WhichWhich ofof thethe noblesnobles dostdost thouthou meanemean toto serueserve?
wln 0764Spen.SpencerSpen.NotNot MortimerMortimer, nornor anyany ofof hishis sideside,
wln 0765BecauseBecause thethe kingking andand hehe areare enemiesenemies,
wln 0766BaldockBaldock: learnelearn thisthis ofof meme, aa factiousfactious lordlord
wln 0767ShallShall hardlyhardly dodo himselfehimself goodgood, muchmuch lesseless vsus,
wln 0768ButBut hehe thatthat hathhath thethe fauourfavour ofof aa kingking,
wln 0769MayMay withwith oneone wordword, aduaunceadvance vsus whilewhile wewe liuelive:
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wln 0770TheThe liberallliberal earleearl ofof CornewallCornwall isis thethe manman,
wln 0771OnOn whosewhose goodgood fortunefortune SpencersSpencer’s hopehope dependsdepends.
wln 0772Bald.BaldockBald.WhatWhat, meanemean youyou thenthen toto bebe hishis followerfollower?
wln 0773Spen.SpencerSpen.NoNo, hishis companioncompanion, forfor hehe louesloves meme wellwell,
wln 0774AndAnd wouldwould hauehave onceonce preferdpreferred meme toto thethe kingking.
wln 0775Bald.BaldockBald.ButBut hehe isis banishtbanished, theresthere’s smallsmall hopehope ofof himhim.
wln 0776Spen.SpencerSpen.IAyI forfor aa whilewhile, butbut BaldockBaldock markemark thethe endend,
wln 0777AA friendfriend ofof minemine toldtold meme inin secreciesecrecy,
wln 0778ThatThat heeshe’s repealdrepealed, andand sentsent forfor backback againeagain,
wln 0779AndAnd eueneven nownow, aa poastpost camecame fromfrom thethe courtcourt,
wln 0780WithWith lettersletters toto ourour ladielady fromfrom thethe KingKing,
wln 0781AndAnd asas sheshe redread, sheshe smildsmiled, whichwhich makesmakes meme thinkethink,
wln 0782ItIt isis aboutabout herher louerlover GauestonGaveston.
wln 0783Bald.BaldockBald.Tis’Tis likelike enoughenough, forfor sincesince hehe waswas exildexiled,
wln 0784SheShe neitherneither walkeswalks abroadabroad, nornor comescomes inin sightsight:
wln 0785ButBut II hadhad thoughtthought thethe matchmatch hadhad beenebeen brokebroke offoff,
wln 0786AndAnd thatthat hishis banishmentbanishment hadhad changdchanged herher mindemind.
wln 0787Spen.SpencerSpen.OurOur LadiesLady’slady’s firstfirst louelove isis notnot waueringwavering,
wln 0788MyMy lifelife forfor thinethine sheshe willwill hauehave GauestonGaveston.
wln 0789Bald.BaldockBald.ThenThen hopehope II byby herher meanesmeans toto bebe preferdpreferred,
wln 0790HauingHaving readread vntounto herher sincesince sheshe waswas aa childechild.
wln 0791Spen.SpencerSpen.ThenThen BalduckBaldock, youyou mustmust castcast thethe schollerscholar offoff,
wln 0792AndAnd learnelearn toto courtcourt itit likelike aa GentlemanGentleman,
wln 0793Tis’Tis notnot aa blackblack coatecoat andand aa littlelittle bandband,
wln 0794AA VeluetVelvet cap’decapped cloakecloak, fac’stfaced beforebefore withwith SergeSerge,
wln 0795AndAnd smellingsmelling toto aa NosegayNosegay allall thethe dayday,
wln 0796OrOr holdingholding ofof aa napkinnapkin inin youryour handhand,
wln 0797OrOr sayingsaying aa longlong gracegrace atat aa tablestable’s endend,
wln 0798OrOr makingmaking lowelow legslegs toto aa noblenoble manman,
wln 0799OrOr lookinglooking downewarddownward, withwith youryour eyeeye lidslids closeclose,
wln 0800AndAnd sayingsaying, trulietruly antan’t maymay pleaseplease youryour honorhonour,
wln 0801CanCan getget youyou anyany fauourfavour withwith greatgreat menmen,
wln 0802YouYou mustmust bebe proudproud, boldbold, pleasantpleasant, resoluteresolute,
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wln 0803AndAnd nownow andand thenthen, stabstab asas occasionoccasion seruesserves.
wln 0804Bald.BaldockBald.SpencerSpencer, thouthou knowestknowest II hatehate suchsuch formallformal toiestoys,
wln 0805AndAnd vseuse themthem butbut ofof meeremere hypocrisiehypocrisy.
wln 0806MineMine oldold lordlord whileswhiles hehe liudelived, waswas soso preciseprecise,
wln 0807ThatThat hehe wouldwould taketake exceptionsexceptions atat mymy buttonsbuttons,
wln 0808AndAnd beingbeing likelike pinspins headsheads, blameblame meme forfor thethe bignessebigness,
wln 0809WhichWhich mademade meme curate-likecurate-like inin minemine attireattire,
wln 0810ThoughThough inwardlyinwardly licentiouslicentious enoughenough,
wln 0811AndAnd aptapt forfor anyany kindekind ofof villanievillainy.
wln 0812II amam nonenone ofof thesethese commoncommon pendantspedants II,
wln 0813ThatThat cannotcannot speakespeak withoutwithout proptereapropterea quodquod.
wln 0814Spen.SpencerSpen.ButBut oneone ofof thosethose thatthat saithsaith quandoquidemquandoquidem,
wln 0815AndAnd hathhath aa speciallspecial giftgift toto formeform aa verbeverb.
wln 0816Bald.BaldockBald.LeaueLeave ofoffof thisthis iestingjesting, herehere mymy ladylady comescomes.
wln 0817EnterEnter thethe LadieLady.
wln 0818LadyLady.TheThe greefegrief forfor hishis exileexile waswas notnot soso muchmuch,
wln 0819AsAs isis thethe ioyjoy ofof hishis returningreturning homehome,
wln 0820ThisThis letterletter camecame fromfrom mymy sweetesweet GauestonGaveston,
wln 0821VVhatWhat needstneedst thouthou louelove, thusthus toto excuseexcuse thy selfethyself?
wln 0822II knowknow thouthou couldstcouldst notnot comecome andand visitvisit meme,
wln 0823II willwill notnot longlong bebe fromfrom theethee thoughthough II diedie:
wln 0824ThisThis arguesargues thethe entireentire louelove ofof mymy LordLord,
wln 0825VVhenWhen II forsakeforsake theethee, deathdeath seazeseize onon mymy heartheart,
wln 0826ButBut restrest theethee herehere wherewhere GauestonGaveston shallshall sleepesleep.
wln 0827NowNow toto thethe letterletter ofof mymy LordLord thethe KingKing,
wln 0828HeHe wilswills meme toto repairerepair vntounto thethe courtcourt,
wln 0829AndAnd meetemeet mymy GauestonGaveston: whywhy dodo II staystay,
wln 0830SeeingSeeing thatthat hehe talkestalks thusthus ofof mymy mariagemarriage dayday?
wln 0831VVhoseWho’swho’s therethere, BalduckBaldock?
wln 0832SeeSee thatthat mymy coachecoach bebe readieready, II mustmust hencehence.
wln 0833Bald.BaldockBald.ItIt shallshall bebe donedone madammadam.ExitExit.
wln 0834Lad.LadyAndAnd meetemeet meme atat thethe parkepark palepale presentliepresently:
wln 0835SpencerSpencer, staystay youyou andand bearebear meme companiecompany,
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wln 0836ForFor II hauehave ioyfulljoyful newesnews toto telltell theethee ofof,
wln 0837MyMy lordlord ofof CornewallCornwall isis aa commingcoming ouerover,
wln 0838AndAnd willwill bebe atat thethe courtcourt asas soonesoon asas wewe.
wln 0839Spen.SpencerSpen.II knewknew thethe KingKing wouldwould hauehave himhim homehome againeagain.
wln 0840Lad.LadyIfIf allall thingsthings sortsort outout, asas II hopehope theythey willwill,
wln 0841ThyThy seruiceservice SpencerSpencer shalbeshall be thoughtthought vponupon.
wln 0842Spen.SpencerSpen.II humblyhumbly thankethank youryour Ladieshipladyship.
wln 0843Lad.LadyComeCome leadlead thethe wayway, II longlong tilltill II amam therethere.
wln 0844EnterEnter EdwardEdward, thethe QueeneQueen, LancasterLancaster, MortimerMortimer,
wln 0845WarwickeWarwick, PenbrookePembroke, KentKent, attendantsattendants.

wln 0846Edw.EdwardEdw.TheThe windewind isis goodgood, II wonderwonder whywhy hehe stayesstays,
wln 0847II fearefear meme hehe isis wracktwracked vponupon thethe seasea.
wln 0848QueenQueen.LookeLook LancasterLancaster howhow passionatepassionate hehe isis,
wln 0849AndAnd stillstill hishis mindemind runsruns onon hishis minionminion.
wln 0850Lan.LancasterLan.MyMy LordLord.
wln 0851Edw.EdwardEdw.HowHow nownow, whatwhat newesnews, isis GauestonGaveston arriudearrived?
wln 0852Mor.MortimerMor. i.junioriNothingNothing butbut GauestonGaveston, whatwhat meansmeans youryour gracegrace?
wln 0853YouYou hauehave mattersmatters ofof moremore waightweight toto thinkethink vponupon,
wln 0854TheThe KingKing ofof FraunceFrance setssets footefoot inin NormandieNormandynormandy.
wln 0855Edw.EdwardEdw.AA triflletrifle, weelewe’ll expellexpel himhim whenwhen wewe pleaseplease:
wln 0856ButBut telltell meme MortimerMortimer, whatswhat’s thythy deuisedevice,
wln 0857AgainstAgainst thethe statelystately triumphtriumph wewe decreeddecreed?
wln 0858Mor.MortimerMor.AA homelyhomely oneone mymy lordlord, notnot worthworth thethe tellingtelling.
wln 0859Edw.EdwardEdw.PretheePrithee letlet meme knowknow itit.
wln 0860Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorButBut seeingseeing youyou areare soso desirousdesirous, thusthus itit isis:
wln 0861AA loftielofty CedarCedar treetree fairefair flourishingflourishing,
wln 0862OnOn whosewhose top-branchestop-branches KinglieKingly EaglesEagles pearchperch,
wln 0863AndAnd byby thethe barkebark aa cankercanker creepescreeps meme vpup,
wln 0864AndAnd getsgets vntounto thethe highesthighest boughbough ofof allall,
wln 0865TheThe mottomotto: ÆqueAequeAeque tandemtandem.
wln 0866Edw.EdwardEdw.AndAnd whatwhat isis yoursyours mymy lordlord ofof LancasterLancaster?
wln 0867Lan.LancasterLan.MyMy lordlord, minesmines moremore obscureobscure thenthan MortimersMortimer’s,
wln 0868PliniePlinypliny reportsreports, therethere isis aa flyingflying FishFish,
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wln 0869WhichWhich allall thethe otherother fishesfishes deadlydeadly hatehate,
wln 0870AndAnd thereforetherefore beingbeing pursuedpursued, itit takestakes thethe aireair:
wln 0871NoNo soonersooner isis itit vpup, butbut thersthere’s aa foulefowlfoul,
wln 0872ThatThat seasethseizeth itit: thisthis fishfish mymy lordlord II bearebear,
wln 0873TheThe mottomotto thisthis: VndiqueUndiqueundique morsmors estest.
wln 0874Edw.EdwardEdw.ProudProud MortimerMortimer, vngentleungentle LancasterLancaster,
wln 0875IsIs thisthis thethe louelove youyou bearebear youryour soueraignesovereign?
wln 0876IsIs thisthis thethe fruitefruit youryour reconcilementreconcilement bearesbears?
wln 0877CanCan youyou inin wordswords makemake showeshow ofof amitieamity,
wln 0878AndAnd inin youryour shieldsshields displaydisplay youryour rancorousrancorous mindsminds?
wln 0879WhatWhat callcall youyou thisthis butbut priuateprivate libellinglibelling,
wln 0880AgainstAgainst thethe EarleEarl ofof CornewallCornwall andand mymy brotherbrother?
wln 0881Qu.QueenQu.SweeteSweet husbandhusband bebe contentcontent, theythey allall louelove youyou.
wln 0882Edw.EdwardEdw.TheyThey louelove meme notnot thatthat hatehate mymy GauestonGaveston,
wln 0883II amam thatthat CedarCedar, shakeshake meme notnot tootoo muchmuch,
wln 0884AndAnd youyou thethe EaglesEagles, soresoar yeye nerene’er soso highhigh,
wln 0885II hauehave thethe gressesjessesgresses thatthat willwill pullpull youyou downedown,
wln 0886AndAnd ÆqueAequeAeque tandemtandem shallshall thatthat cankercanker criecry,
wln 0887VntoUnto thethe proudestproudest peerepeer ofof BritanieBritainybrittany:
wln 0888ThoughThough thouthou comparstcompar’st himhim toto aa flyingflying FishFish,
wln 0889AndAnd threatenestthreatenest deathdeath whetherwhether hehe riserise oror fallfall,
wln 0890Tis’Tis notnot thethe hugesthugest monstermonster ofof thethe seasea,
wln 0891NorNor fowlestfoulest HarpieHarpy thatthat shallshall swallowswallow himhim.
wln 0892Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorIfIf inin hishis absenceabsence thusthus hehe fauorsfavours himhim,
wln 0893WhatWhat willwill hehe dodo when aswhen aswhenas hehe shallshall bebe presentpresent?
wln 0894Lan.LancasterLan.ThatThat shallshall weewe seesee, lookelook wherewhere hishis lordshiplordship
wln 0895 comescomes.
wln 0896EnterEnter GauestonGaveston.
wln 0897Edw.EdwardEdw.MyMy GauestonGaveston, welcomewelcome toto TinmouthTynemouthTinmouth, welcomewelcome
wln 0898 toto thythy friendfriend,
wln 0899ThyThy absenceabsence mademade meme droopedroop, andand pinepine awayaway,
wln 0900ForFor asas thethe louerslovers ofof fairefair DanaeDanae,
wln 0901WhenWhen sheshe waswas locktlocked vpup inin aa brasenbrazen towertower,
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wln 0902DesirdeDesired herher moremore, andand waxtwaxed outragiousoutrageous,
wln 0903SoSo diddid itit suresure withwith meme: andand nownow thythy sightsight
wln 0904IsIs sweetersweeter farrefar, thenthen waswas thythy partingparting hencehence
wln 0905BitterBitter andand irkesomeirksome toto mymy sobbingsobbing heartheart.
wln 0906Gau.GavestonGau.SweetSweet LordLord andand KingKing, youryour speechspeech preuentethpreventeth
wln 0907 minemine,
wln 0908YetYet hauehave II wordswords leftleft toto expresseexpress mymy ioyjoy:
wln 0909TheThe sheepeherdshepherd niptnipped withwith bitingbiting winterswinter’s ragerage,
wln 0910FrolicksFrolicks notnot moremore toto seesee thethe payntedpainted springespring,
wln 0911ThenThan II doedo toto beholdbehold youryour MaiestieMajesty.
wln 0912Edw.EdwardEdw.WillWill nonenone ofof youyou salutesalute mymy GauestonGaveston?
wln 0913Lan.LancasterLan.SaluteSalute himhim? yesyes welcomewelcome LordLord ChamberlaineChamberlainchamberlain.
wln 0914Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWelcomeWelcome isis thethe goodgood EarleEarl ofof CornewallCornwall
wln 0915War.WarwickWar.WelcomeWelcome LordLord gouernourgovernor ofof thethe IleIsleI’ll ofof manman.
wln 0916Pen.PembrokePen.WelcomeWelcome maistermaster secretariesecretary.
wln 0917Edw.EdwardEdw.BrotherBrother doedo youyou hearehear themthem?
wln 0918Edw.EdwardEdw.StilStill wilwill thesethese EarlesEarls andand BarronsBaronsbarons vseuse meme thusthus?
wln 0919Gau.GavestonGau.MyMy LordLord II cannotcannot brookebrook thesethese iniuriesinjuries.
wln 0920Qu.QueenQu.AyeAyeay meme poorepoor soulesoul whenwhen thesethese beginbegin toto iarrejar.
wln 0921Edw.EdwardEdw.ReturneReturn itit toto theirtheir throtesthroats, ileI’ll bebe thythy warrantwarrant.
wln 0922Gau.GavestonGau.BaseBase leadenleaden EarlesEarls thatthat glorieglory inin youryour birthbirth,
wln 0923GoeGo sitsit atat homehome andand eateeat youryour tenantstenants’tenant’s beefebeef:
wln 0924AndAnd comecome notnot herehere toto scoffescoff atat GauestonGaveston,
wln 0925WhoseWhose mountingmounting thoughtsthoughts diddid neuernever creepecreep soso lowlow,
wln 0926AsAs toto bestowbestow aa lookelook onon suchsuch asas youyou.
wln 0927Lan.LancasterLan.YetYet II disdainedisdain notnot toto doedo thisthis forfor youyou.
wln 0928Edw.EdwardEdw.TreasonTreason, treasontreason: wherswhere’s thethe traitortraitor?
wln 0929Pen.PembrokePen.HeereHere herehere KingKing: conueyconvey hencehence GauestonGaveston, thailethey’ll
wln 0930 murdermurder himhim.
wln 0931Gau.GavestonGau.TheThe lifelife ofof theethee shallshall saluesalve thisthis foulefoul disgracedisgrace.
wln 0932Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorVillaineVillain thythy lifelife, vnlesseunless II missemiss minemine aimeaim.
wln 0933Qu.QueenQu.AhAh furiousfurious MortimerMortimer whatwhat hasthast thouthou donedone?
wln 0934Mor.MortimerMor.NoNo moremore thenthan II wouldwould answereanswer werewere hehe slaineslain.
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wln 0935Ed.EdwardEd.YesYes moremore thenthan thouthou canstcanst answeranswer thoughthough hehe liuelive,
wln 0936DeareDear shallshall youyou bothboth abieabyeaby thisthis riotousriotous deededeed:
wln 0937OutOut ofof mymy presencepresence, comecome notnot neerenear thethe courtcourt.
wln 0938Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorIleI’ll notnot bebe bardebarred thethe courtcourt forfor GauestonGaveston.
wln 0939Lan.LancasterLan.WeeleWe’llwe’ll hailehail himhim byby thethe earesears vntounto thethe blockblock.
wln 0940Edw.EdwardEdw.LookeLook toto youryour owneown headsheads, hishis isis suresure enoughenough.
wln 0941War.WarwickWar.LookeLook toto youryour owneown crownecrown, ifif youyou backback himhim
wln 0942 thusthus.
wln 0943Edm.EdmundEdm.WarwickeWarwick, thesethese wordswords dodo illill beseemebeseem thythy yearesyears.
wln 0944Edw.EdwardEdw.NayNay allall ofof themthem conspireconspire toto crossecross meme thusthus,
wln 0945ButBut ifif II liuelive, ileI’ll treadtread vponupon theirtheir headsheads,
wln 0946ThatThat thinkethink withwith highhigh lookeslooks thusthus toto treadtread meme downdown,
wln 0947ComeCome EdmundEdmund letslet’s awayaway, andand leuielevy menmen,
wln 0948Tis’Tis warrewar thatthat mustmust abateabate thesethese BaronsBarons’baron’s pridepride.
wln 0949ExitExit thethe KingKing.
wln 0950War.WarwickWar.LetsLet’slet’s toto ourour castelscastles, forfor thethe kingking isis mooudemoved.
wln 0951Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMoou’dMoved maymay hehe bebe, andand perishperish inin hishis wrathwrath.
wln 0952Lan.LancasterLan.CosinCousin itit isis nono dealingdealing withwith himhim nownow,
wln 0953HeHe meanesmeans toto makemake vsus stoopestoop byby forceforce ofof armesarms,
wln 0954AndAnd thereforetherefore letlet vsus iointliejointly herehere protestprotest,
wln 0955ToTo prosecuteprosecute thatthat GauestonGaveston toto thethe deathdeath.
wln 0956Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorByBy heauenheaven, thethe abiectabject villainevillain shallshall notnot liuelive.
wln 0957War.WarwickWar.IleI’ll hauehave hishis bloudblood, oror diedie inin seekingseeking itit.
wln 0958Pen.PembrokePen.TheThe likelike oathoath PenbrookePembroke takestakes.
wln 0959Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd soso dothdoth LancasterLancaster:
wln 0960NowNow sendsend ourour HeraldsHeralds toto defiedefy thethe KingKing,
wln 0961AndAnd makemake thethe peoplepeople sweareswear toto putput himhim downedown.
wln 0962EnterEnter aa PoastPost.
wln 0963Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorLettersLetters, fromfrom whencewhence?
wln 0964Messen.MessengerFromFrom ScotlandScotland mymy lordlord.
wln 0965Lan.LancasterLan.WhyWhy howhow nownow cosincousin, howhow faresfares allall ourour friendsfriends?
wln 0966Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMyMy vncklesuncle’suncles takentaken prisonerprisoner byby thethe ScotsScots.
wln 0967Lā.LancasterLā.WeelWe’llwe’ll hauehave himhim ransomdransomed manman, bebe ofof goodgood cheerecheer.
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wln 0968Mor.MortimerMor.TheyThey raterate hishis ransomeransom atat fiuefive thousandthousand poundpound,
wln 0969WhoWho shouldshould defraydefray thethe moneymoney, butbut thethe KingKing,
wln 0970SeeingSeeing hehe isis takentaken prisonerprisoner inin hishis warreswars?
wln 0971IleI’ll toto thethe KingKing.
wln 0972Lan.LancasterLan.DoDo cosincousin, andand ileI’ll bearebear theethee companiecompany.
wln 0973War.WarwickWar.MeaneMean timetime mymy lordlord ofof PenbrookePembroke andand my selfemyself,
wln 0974WillWill toto NewcastellNewcastle heerehere, andand gathergather headhead.
wln 0975Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorAboutAbout itit thenthen, andand wewe willwill followfollow youyou.
wln 0976Lan.LancasterLan.BeBe resoluteresolute, andand fullfull ofof secreciesecrecy.
wln 0977War.WarwickWar.II warrantwarrant youyou.
wln 0978Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorCosinCousin, andand ifif hehe willwill notnot ransomeransom himhim,
wln 0979IleI’ll thunderthunder suchsuch aa pealepeal intointo hishis earesears,
wln 0980AsAs neuernever subiectsubject diddid vntounto hishis KingKing.
wln 0981Lan.LancasterLan.ContentContent, ileI’ll bearebear mymy partpart, hollahollhollaholl aa whosewho’s therethere?
wln 0982Mor.MortimerMor. iujuniorIAyI marrymarry, suchsuch aa gardeguard asas thisthis doothdoth wellwell.
wln 0983Lan.LancasterLan.LeadLead onon thethe wayway.
wln 0984GuardGuard.WhitherWhither willwill youryour lordshipslordships?
wln 0985Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhitherWhither elseelse butbut toto thethe KingKing.
wln 0986Guar.GuardHisHis highneshighness isis disposdedisposed toto bebe alonealone.
wln 0987Lan.LancasterLan.WhyWhy, soso hehe maymay, butbut wewe willwill speakespeak toto himhim.
wln 0988GuardGuard.YouYou maymay notnot inin mymy lordlord.
wln 0989Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMayMay wewe notnot.
wln 0990Edw.EdwardEdw.HowHow nownow, whatwhat noisenoise isis thisthis?
wln 0991WhoWho hauehave wewe therethere, istis’t youyou?
wln 0992Mor.MortimerMor.NayNay, staystay mymy lordlord, II comecome toto bringbring youyou newesnews,
wln 0993MineMine vncklesuncle’suncles takentaken prisonerprisoner byby thethe ScotsScots.
wln 0994Edw.EdwardEdw.ThenThen ransomeransom himhim.
wln 0995Lan.LancasterLan.Twas’Twas’twas inin youryour warswars, youyou shouldshould ransomeransom himhim.
wln 0996MorMortimerMor iu.juniorAndAnd youyou shallshall ransomeransom himhim, oror elseelse.
wln 0997Edm.EdmundEdm.WhatWhat MortimerMortimer, youyou willwill notnot threatenthreaten himhim?
wln 0998Edw.EdwardEdw.QuietQuiet your selfyourself, youyou shallshall hauehave thethe broadbroad sealeseal,
wln 0999ToTo gathergather forfor himhim thoroughoutthroughout thethe realmerealm.
wln 1000Lan.LancasterLan.YourYour minionminion GauestonGaveston hathhath taughttaught youyou thisthis.
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wln 1001Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMyMy lordlord, thethe familiefamily ofof thethe MortimersMortimers
wln 1002AreAre notnot soso poorepoor, butbut wouldwould theythey sellsell theirtheir landland,
wln 1003WouldWould leuielevy menmen enoughenough toto angeranger youyou,
wln 1004WeWe neuernever begbeg, butbut vseuse suchsuch praiersprayers asas thesethese.
wln 1005Edw.EdwardEdw.ShallShall II stillstill bebe hauntedhaunted thusthus?
wln 1006Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorNayNay, nownow youyou areare heerehere alonealone, ileI’ll speakespeak mymy
wln 1007 mindemind.
wln 1008Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd soso willwill II, andand thenthen mymy lordlord farewellfarewell.
wln 1009Mor.MortimerMor.TheThe idleidle triumphestriumphs, maskesmasquesmasks, lasciuiouslascivious showesshows
wln 1010AndAnd prodigallprodigal giftsgifts bestowedbestowed onon GauestonGaveston,
wln 1011HaueHave drawnedrawn thythy treasuretreasure driedry, andand mademade theethee weakeweak,
wln 1012TheThe murmuringmurmuring commonscommons ouerstretchedoverstretched hathhath.
wln 1013Lan.LancasterLan.LookeLook forfor rebellionrebellion, lookelook toto bebe deposdedeposed,
wln 1014ThyThy garrisonsgarrisons areare beatenbeaten outout ofof FraunceFrance,
wln 1015AndAnd lamelame andand poorepoor, lielie groninggroaning atat thethe gatesgates,
wln 1016TheThe wildewild OneyleO’NeillOneyle, withwith swarmesswarms ofof IrishIrish KernesKerns,
wln 1017LiuesLives vncontrouldeuncontrolled withinwithin thethe EnglishEnglish palepale,
wln 1018VntoUnto thethe walleswalls ofof YorkeYork thethe ScotsScots mademade roderoad,
wln 1019AndAnd vnresistedunresisted, drauedrave awayaway richerich spoilesspoils.
wln 1020Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorTheThe hautiehaughty DaneDane commandscommands thethe narrownarrow seasseas,
wln 1021WhileWhile inin thethe harborharbour rideride thythy shipsships vnrigdunrigged.
wln 1022Lan.LancasterLan.WhatWhat forraineforeign princeprince sendssends theethee embassadorsambassadors?
wln 1023Mor.MortimerMor.WhoWho louesloves theethee? butbut aa sortsort ofof flatterersflatterers.
wln 1024Lan.LancasterLan.ThyThy gentlegentle QueeneQueen, solesole sistersister toto ValoysValois,
wln 1025ComplainesComplains, thatthat thouthou hasthast leftleft herher allall forlorneforlorn.
wln 1026Mor.MortimerMor.ThyThy courtcourt isis nakednaked, beingbeing bereftbereft ofof thosethose,
wln 1027ThatThat makesmakes aa kingking seemeseem gloriousglorious toto thethe worldworld,
wln 1028II meanemean thethe peerespeers, whomwhom thouthou shouldstshouldst dearlydearlydear louelove:
wln 1029LibelsLibels areare castcast againeagain theethee inin thethe streetestreet,
wln 1030BalladsBallads andand rimesrhymes, mademade ofof thythy ouerthrowoverthrow.
wln 1031Lan.LancasterLan.TheThe NorthrenNorthern borderersborderers seeingseeing thethe houseshouses burntburntburned
wln 1032TheirTheir wiueswives andand childrenchildren slaineslain, runrun vpup andand downedown,
wln 1033CursingCursing thethe namename ofof theethee andand GauestonGaveston.
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wln 1034Mor.MortimerMor.WhenWhen wertwert thouthou inin thethe fieldfield withwith bannerbanner spredspread?
wln 1035ButBut onceonce, andand thenthen thythy souldierssoldiers marchtmarched likelike playersplayers,
wln 1036WithWith garishgarish robesrobes, notnot armorarmour, andand thy selfethyself
wln 1037BedaubdBedaubed withwith goldegold, roderoderoad laughinglaughing atat thethe restrest,
wln 1038NoddingNodding andand shakingshaking ofof thythy spangledspangled crestcrest,
wln 1039WhereWhere womenswomen’s fauorsfavours hunghung likelike labelslabels downedown.
wln 1040Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd thereofthereof camecame itit, thatthat thethe fleeringfleering ScotsScots,
wln 1041ToTo EnglandsEngland’s highhigh disgracedisgrace, hauehave mademade thisthis IigJigjig,
wln 1042MaidsMaids ofof EnglandEngland, soresore maymay youyou moornemourn,
wln 1043ForFor youryour lemmonslemanslemons youyou hauehave lostlost, atat Bannocks borneBannocksBannocksbournBannocks borne born,
wln 1044WithWith aa heaueheave andand aa hoho,
wln 1045VVhatWhat weenethweeneth thethe kingking ofof EnglandEngland,
wln 1046SoSo soonesoon toto hauehave woonewon ScotlandScotland,
wln 1047WithWith aa rombelowrumbelowrombelow.
wln 1048Mor.MortimerMor.WigmoreWigmore shallshall fliefly, toto setset mymy vnckleuncle freefree.
wln 1049Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd whenwhen tis’tis gonegone, ourour swordesswords shallshall purchasepurchase
wln 1050 moremore,
wln 1051IfIf yeye bebe moou’demoved, reuengerevenge itit asas youyou cancan,
wln 1052LookeLook nextnext toto seesee vsus withwith ourour ensignesensigns spredspread.
wln 1053ExeuntExeunt NobilesNobiles.
wln 1054Edwa.EdwardEdwa.MyMy swellingswelling hartheart forfor veryvery angeranger breakesbreaks,
wln 1055HowHow oftoft hauehave II beenebeen baitedbaited byby thesethese peerespeers?
wln 1056AndAnd daredare notnot bebe reuengderevenged, forfor theirtheir powerpower isis greatgreat:
wln 1057YetYet, shallshall thethe crowingcrowing ofof thesethese cockerelscockerels,
wln 1058AffrightAffright aa LionLion? EdwardEdward, vnfoldeunfold thythy pawespaws,
wln 1059AndAnd letlet theirtheir liueslives’life’s bloudblood slakeslake thythy furiesfuries hungerhunger:
wln 1060IfIf II bebe cruellcruel, andand growegrow tyrannoustyrannous,
wln 1061NowNow letlet themthem thankethank themseluesthemselves, andand ruerue tootoo latelate.
wln 1062KentKent.MyMy lordlord, II seesee youryour louelove toto GauestonGaveston,
wln 1063VVillWill bebe thethe ruineruin ofof thethe realmerealm andand youyou,
wln 1064ForFor nownow thethe wrathfullwrathful noblesnobles threatenthreaten warreswars,
wln 1065AndAnd thereforetherefore brotherbrother banishbanish himhim forfor euerever.
wln 1066Edw.EdwardEdw.ArtArt thouthou anan enemieenemy toto mymy GauestonGaveston?
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wln 1067KentKent.IAyay, andand itit greeuesgrieves meme thatthat II fauouredfavoured himhim.
wln 1068Edw.EdwardEdw.TraitorTraitor bebe gonegone, whinewhine thouthou withwith MortimerMortimer.
wln 1069KentKent.SoSo willwill II, ratherrather thenthan withwith GauestonGaveston.
wln 1070Edw.EdwardEdw.OutOut ofof mymy sightsight, andand troubletrouble meme nono moremore.
wln 1071KentKent.NoNo maruellmarvel thoughthough thouthou scornescorn thythy noblenoble
wln 1072 peerespeers,
wln 1073VVhenWhen II thythy brotherbrother amam reiectedrejected thusthus.ExitExit.
wln 1074Edw.EdwardEdw.AwayAway poorepoor GauestonGaveston, thatthat hasthast nono friendfriend butbut meme,
wln 1075DoDo whatwhat theythey cancan, weelewe’ll liuelive inin TinmothTynemouthTinmoth herehere,
wln 1076AndAnd soso II walkewalk withwith himhim aboutabout thethe walleswalls,
wln 1077VVhatWhat carecare II thoughthough thethe EarlesEarls be girtbebegirtbe girtgirt vsus roundround,
wln 1078HeereHere comescomes sheshe thatsthat’s causecause ofof allall thesethese iarresjars.

wln 1079EnterEnter thethe QueeneQueen, LadiesLadies 33, BaldockBaldock,
wln 1080andand SpencerSpencer.

wln 1081Qu.QueenQu.MyMy lordlord, tis’tis thoughtthought, thethe EarlesEarls areare vpup inin armesarms.
wln 1082Edw.EdwardEdw.IAyay, andand tis’tis likewiselikewise thoughtthought youyou fauourfavour himhim.
wln 1083Qu.QueenQu.ThusThus dodo youyou stillstill suspectsuspect meme withoutwithout causecause.
wln 1084La.LadyLa.SweetSweet vnckleuncle speakespeak moremore kindlykindly toto thethe queenequeen.
wln 1085Gau.GavestonGau.MyMy lordlord, dissembledissemble withwith herher, speakespeak herher fairefair.
wln 1086Edw.EdwardEdw.PardonPardon meme sweetsweet, II forgotforgot my selfemyself.
wln 1087Qu.QueenQu.YourYour pardonpardon isis quickliequickly gotgot ofof IsabellIsabell.
wln 1088Edw.EdwardEdw.TheThe yongeryounger MortimerMortimer isis grownegrown soso brauebrave,
wln 1089ThatThat toto mymy faceface hehe threatensthreatens ciuillcivil warreswars.
wln 1090Gau.GavestonGau.VVhyWhy dodo youyou notnot commitcommit himhim toto thethe towertower?
wln 1091Edw.EdwardEdw.II daredare notnot, forfor thethe peoplepeople louelove himhim wellwell.
wln 1092Gau.GavestonGau.WhyWhy thenthen weelewe’ll hauehave himhim priuilieprivily mademade awayaway.
wln 1093Edw.EdwardEdw.VVouldWould LancasterLancaster andand hehe hadhad bothboth carroustcaroused,
wln 1094AA bowlebowl ofof poisonpoison toto eacheach othersothers’others healthhealth:
wln 1095ButBut letlet themthem gogo, andand telltell meme whatwhat areare thesethese.
wln 1096Lad.LadyTwoTwo ofof mymy fathersfather’s seruantsservants whilstwhilst hehe liu’delived,
wln 1097MaitMay’tmay’t pleaseplease youryour gracegrace toto entertaineentertain themthem nownow.
wln 1098Edw.EdwardEdw.TellTell meme, wherewhere wastwast thouthou borneborn?
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wln 1099VVhatWhat isis thinethine armesarms?
wln 1100Bald.BaldockBald.MyMy namename isis BaldockBaldock, andand mymy gentriegentry
wln 1101II fetchtfetched fromfrom OxfordOxford, notnot fromfrom HeraldrieHeraldry.
wln 1102Edw.EdwardEdw.TheThe fitterfitter artart thouthou BaldockBaldock forfor mymy turneturn,
wln 1103VVaiteWait onon meme, andand ileI’ll seesee thouthou shaltshalt notnot wantwant.
wln 1104Bald.BaldockBald.II humbliehumbly thankethank youryour maiestiemajesty.
wln 1105Edw.EdwardEdw.KnowestKnowest thouthou himhim GauestonGaveston?
wln 1106Gau.GavestonGau.IAyI mymy lordlord, hishis namename isis SpencerSpencer, hehe isis wellwell aliedallied,
wln 1107ForFor mymy sakesake letlet himhim waitewait vponupon youryour gracegrace,
wln 1108ScarceScarce shallshall youyou findefind aa manman ofof moremore desartdesert.
wln 1109Edw.EdwardEdw.ThenThen SpencerSpencer waitewait vponupon meme, forfor hishis sakesake
wln 1110IleI’ll gracegrace theethee withwith aa higherhigher stilestyle ereere longlong.
wln 1111Spen.SpencerSpen.NoNo greatergreater titlestitles happenhappen vntounto meme,
wln 1112ThenThan toto bebe fauouredfavoured ofof youryour maiestiemajesty.
wln 1113Edw.EdwardEdw.CosinCousin, thisthis dayday shalbeshall be youryour mariagemarriage feastfeast,
wln 1114AndAnd GauestonGaveston, thinkethink thatthat II louelove theethee wellwell,
wln 1115ToTo wedwed theethee toto ourour neeceniece, thethe onelyonly heireheir
wln 1116VntoUnto thethe EarleEarl ofof GlosterGloucesterGloster latelate deceaseddeceased.
wln 1117Gau.GavestonGau.II knowknow mymy lordlord, manymany willwill stomackstomach meme,
wln 1118ButBut II respectrespect neitherneither theirtheir louelove nornor hatehate.
wln 1119Edw.EdwardEdw.TheThe head-strongheadstrong BaronsBarons shallshall notnot limitlimit meme.
wln 1120HeHe thatthat II listlist toto fauourfavour shallshall bebe greatgreat:
wln 1121ComeCome letslet’s awayaway, andand whenwhen thethe mariagemarriage endsends,
wln 1122HaueHave atat thethe rebelsrebels, andand theirtheir complicescomplices.
wln 1123ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.

wln 1124EnterEnter LancasterLancaster, MortimerMortimer, WarwickWarwick,
wln 1125PenbrookePembroke, KentKent.

wln 1126KentKent.MyMy lordslords, ofof louelove toto thisthis ourour natiuenative landland,
wln 1127II comecome toto ioinejoin withwith youyou, andand leaueleave thethe kingking,
wln 1128AndAnd inin youryour quarrellquarrel andand thethe realmesrealm’s behoofebehoof,
wln 1129VVillWill bebe thethe firstfirst thatthat shallshall aduentureadventure lifelife.
wln 1130Lan.LancasterLan.II fearefear meme youyou areare sentsent ofof polliciepolicy,
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wln 1131ToTo vndermineundermine vsus withwith aa showeshow ofof louelove.
wln 1132Warw.WarwickWarw.HeHe isis youryour brotherbrother, thereforetherefore hauehave wewe causecause
wln 1133ToTo castcast thethe worstworst, andand doubtdoubt ofof youryour reuoltrevolt.
wln 1134Edm.EdmundEdm.MineMine honorhonour shalbeshall be hostagehostage ofof mymy truthtruth,
wln 1135IfIf thatthat willwill notnot sufficesuffice, farewellfarewell mymy lordslords.
wln 1136Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorStayStay EdmundEdmund, neuernever waswas PlantagenetPlantagenet
wln 1137FalseFalse ofof hishis wordword, andand thereforetherefore trusttrust wewe theethee.
wln 1138Pen.PembrokePen.ButBut whatswhat’s thethe reasonreason youyou shouldshould leaueleave himhim nownow?
wln 1139KentKent.II hauehave enformdinformed thethe EarleEarl ofof LancasterLancaster.
wln 1140Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd itit sufficethsufficeth: nownow mymy lordslords knowknow thisthis,
wln 1141ThatThat GauestonGaveston isis secretliesecretly arriudearrived,
wln 1142AndAnd herehere inin TinmothTynemouthTinmoth frollicksfrolics withwith thethe kingking,
wln 1143LetLet vsus withwith thesethese ourour followersfollowers scalescale thethe walleswalls,
wln 1144AndAnd sodenlysuddenly surprizesurprise themthem vnawaresunawares.
wln 1145Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorIleI’ll giuegive thethe onsetonset.
wln 1146War.WarwickWar.AndAnd ileI’ll followfollow theethee.
wln 1147Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThisThis totteredtottered ensigneensign ofof mymy auncestersancestors,
wln 1148WhichWhich sweptswept thethe desartdesert shoreshore ofof thatthat deaddead seasea,
wln 1149WhereofWhereof wewe gotgot thethe namename ofof MortimerMortimer,
wln 1150WillWill II aduaunceadvance vponupon thisthis castellcastle walleswalls,
wln 1151DrumsDrums strikestrike alarumalarum, raiseraise themthem fromfrom theirtheir sportsport,
wln 1152AndAnd ringring aloudealoud thethe knellknell ofof GauestonGaveston.
wln 1153Lanc.LancasterLanc.NoneNone bebe soso hardiehardy asas toto touchetouch thethe KingKing,
wln 1154ButBut neitherneither sparespare youyou GauestonGaveston, nornor hishis friendsfriends.
wln 1155ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1156EnterEnter thethe kingking andand SpencerSpencer, toto themthem
wln 1157GauestonGaveston, &c.etc.

wln 1158Edw.EdwardEdw.OO telltell meme SpencerSpencer, wherewhere isis GauestonGaveston?
wln 1159Spen.SpencerSpen.II fearefear meme hehe isis slaineslain mymy gratiousgracious lordlord.
wln 1160Edw.EdwardEdw.NoNo, herehere hehe comescomes, nownow letlet themthem spoilespoil andand killkill:
wln 1161FlieFly, fliefly, mymy lordslords, thethe earlesearls hauehave gotgot thethe holdehold,
wln 1162TakeTake shippingshipping andand awayaway toto ScarboroughScarborough,
wln 1163SpencerSpencer andand II willwill postpost awayaway byby landland.
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wln 1164Gau.GavestonGau.OO staystay mymy lordlord, theythey willwill notnot iniureinjure youyou.
wln 1165Edw.EdwardEdw.II willwill notnot trusttrust themthem, GauestonGaveston awayaway.
wln 1166Gau.GavestonGau.FarewellFarewell mymy LordLord.
wln 1167Edw.EdwardEdw.LadieLady, farewellfarewell.
wln 1168Lad.LadyFarewellFarewell sweetesweet vnckleuncle tilltill wewe meetemeet againeagain.
wln 1169Edw.EdwardEdw.FarewellFarewell sweetesweet GauestonGaveston, andand farewellfarewell NeeceNiece.
wln 1170Qu.QueenQu.NoNo farewellfarewell, toto poorepoor IsabellIsabell, thythy QueeneQueen?
wln 1171Edw.EdwardEdw.YesYes, yesyes, forfor MortimerMortimer youryour louerslover’s sakesake.
wln 1172ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes, manetmanet IsabellaIsabella.
wln 1173Qu.QueenQu.HeauensHeavens cancan witnessewitness, II louelove nonenone butbut youyou,
wln 1174FromFrom mymy imbracementsembracements thusthus hehe breakesbreaks awayaway,
wln 1175OOOh thatthat minemine armesarms couldcould closeclose thisthis IleIsleI’ll aboutabout,
wln 1176ThatThat II mightmight pullpull himhim toto meme wherewhere II wouldwould,
wln 1177OrOr thatthat thesethese tearestears thatthat drisselldrizzle fromfrom minemine eyeseyes,
wln 1178HadHad powerpower toto mollifiemollify hishis stoniestony hartheart,
wln 1179ThatThat whenwhen II hadhad himhim wewe mightmight neuernever partpart.
wln 1180EnterEnter thethe BaronsBaronsbaron’s alarumsalarms.
wln 1181Lan.LancasterLan.II wonderwonder howhow hehe scapt’scapedscaped.
wln 1182Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhoseWho’swho’s thisthis, thethe QueeneQueen?
wln 1183Qu.QueenQu.IAyI MortimerMortimer, thethe miserablemiserable QueeneQueen,
wln 1184WhoseWhose piningpining heartheart, herher inwardinward sighessighs hauehave blastedblasted,
wln 1185AndAnd bodybody withwith continuallcontinual moorningmourningmorning wastedwasted:
wln 1186TheseThese handshands areare tir’dtired, withwith halinghaling ofof mymy lordlord
wln 1187FromFrom GauestonGaveston, fromfrom wickedwicked GauestonGaveston,
wln 1188AndAnd allall inin vainevain, forfor whenwhen II speakespeak himhim fairefair,
wln 1189HeHe turnesturns awayaway, andand smilessmiles vponupon hishis minionminion.
wln 1190Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorCeaseCease toto lamentlament, andand telltell vsus whereswhere’s thethe kingking?
wln 1191Qu.QueenQu.WhatWhat wouldwould youyou withwith thethe kingking, istis’t himhim youyou seekseek?
wln 1192Lan.LancasterLan.NoNo madammadam, butbut thatthat cursedcursed GauestonGaveston,
wln 1193FarreFar bebe itit fromfrom thethe thoughtthought ofof LancasterLancaster,
wln 1194ToTo offeroffer violenceviolence toto hishis soueraignesovereign,
wln 1195WeWe wouldwould butbut ridrid thethe realmerealm ofof GauestonGaveston,
wln 1196TellTell vsus wherewhere hehe remainesremains, andand hehe shallshall diedie.
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wln 1197Qu.QueenQu.HeesHe’s gonegone byby waterwater vntounto ScarboroughScarborough,
wln 1198PursuePursue himhim quickliequickly, andand hehe cannotcannot scape’scapescape,
wln 1199TheThe kingking hathhath leftleft himhim, andand hishis trainetrain isis smallsmall.
wln 1200War.WarwickWar.ForsloweForslow nono timetime, sweetsweet LancasterLancaster letslet’s marchmarch.
wln 1201Mor.MortimerMor.HowHow comescomes itit, thatthat thethe kingking andand hehe isis partedparted?
wln 1202Qu.QueenQu.ThatThat thisthis youryour armiearmy goinggoing seuerallseveral waiesways,
wln 1203MightMight bebe ofof lesserlesser forceforce, andand withwith thethe powerpower
wln 1204ThatThat hehe intendethintendeth presentliepresently toto raiseraise,
wln 1205BeBe easilieeasily supprestsuppressed: andand thereforetherefore bebe gonegone.
wln 1206Mor.MortimerMor.HeereHere inin thethe riuerriver ridesrides aa FlemishFlemish hoiehoy,
wln 1207Letslet’s allall aboordaboard, andand followfollow himhim amaineamain.
wln 1208Lan.LancasterLan.TheThe windwind thatthat bearsbears himhim hencehence, wilwill filfill ourour sailessails,
wln 1209ComeCome, comecome aboordaboard, tis’tis butbut anan houreshour’s sailingsailing.
wln 1210Mor.MortimerMor.MadamMadam, staystay youyou withinwithin thisthis castellcastle herehere.
wln 1211Qu.QueenQu.NoNo MortimerMortimer, ileI’ll toto mymy lordlord thethe kingking.
wln 1212Mor.MortimerMor.NayNay, ratherrather sailesail withwith vsus toto ScarboroughScarborough.
wln 1213Qu.QueenQu.YouYou knowknow thethe kingking isis soso suspitioussuspicious,
wln 1214AsAs ifif hehe hearehear II hauehave butbut talkttalked withwith youyou,
wln 1215MineMine honourhonour willwill bebe caldcalled inin questionquestion,
wln 1216AndAnd thereforetherefore gentlegentle MortimerMortimer bebe gonegone.
wln 1217Mor.MortimerMor.MadamMadam, II cannotcannot staystay toto answeranswer youyou,
wln 1218ButBut thinkethink ofof MortimerMortimer asas hehe deseruesdeserves.
wln 1219Qu.QueenQu.SoSo wellwell hasthast thouthou deseru’dedeserved sweetesweet MortimerMortimer,
wln 1220AsAs IsæbellIsaebellIsabel couldcould liuelive withwith theethee forfor euerever,
wln 1221InIn vainevain II lookelook forfor louelove atat EdwardsEdward’s handhand,
wln 1222WhoseWhose eyeseyes areare fixtfixed onon nonenone butbut GauestonGaveston:
wln 1223YetYet onceonce moremore ileI’ll importuneimportune himhim withwith praiersprayers,
wln 1224IfIf hehe bebe straungestrange andand notnot regarderegard mymy wordeswords,
wln 1225MyMy sonneson andand II willwill ouerover intointo FranceFrance,
wln 1226AndAnd toto thethe kingking mymy brotherbrother therethere complainecomplain,
wln 1227HowHow GauestonGaveston hathhath robdrobbed meme ofof hishis louelove:
wln 1228ButBut yetyet II hopehope mymy sorrowessorrows willwill hauehave endend,
wln 1229AndAnd GauestonGaveston thisthis blessedblessed dayday bebe slaineslain.ExeuntExeunt.
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wln 1230EnterEnter GauestonGaveston pursuedpursued.
wln 1231Gau.GavestonGau.YetYet lustielusty lordslords II hauehave escaptescaped youryour handeshands,
wln 1232YourYour threatsthreats, youryour larumslarums, andand youryour hotehot pursutespursuits,
wln 1233AndAnd thoughthough deuorseddivorced fromfrom kingking EdwardsEdward’s eyeseyes,
wln 1234YetYet liuethliveth PiercePierce ofof GauestonGaveston vnsurprizdunsurprised,
wln 1235BreathingBreathing, inin hopehope (malgradomalgrado allall youryour beardsbeards,
wln 1236ThatThat mustermuster rebelsrebels thusthus againstagainst youryour kingking)
wln 1237ToTo seesee hishis royallroyal soueraignesovereign onceonce againeagain.
wln 1238EnterEnter thethe NoblesNobles.
wln 1239War.WarwickWar.VponUpon himhim souldierssoldiers, taketake awayaway hishis weaponsweapons.
wln 1240Mor.MortimerMor.ThouThou proudproud disturberdisturber ofof thythy countriescountry’s peacepeace,
wln 1241CorrupterCorrupter ofof thythy kingking, causecause ofof thesethese broilesbroils,
wln 1242BaseBase flattererflatterer, yeeldyield, andand werewere itit notnot forfor shameshame,
wln 1243ShameShame andand dishonourdishonour toto aa souldierssoldier’s namename,
wln 1244VponUpon mymy weaponsweapon’sweapons pointpoint herehere shouldstshouldst thouthou fallfall,
wln 1245AndAnd welterwelter inin thythy goaregore.
wln 1246Lan.LancasterLan.MonsterMonster ofof menmen, thatthat likelike thethe GreekishGreekish strumpetstrumpet
wln 1247TraindTrained toto armesarms andand bloudiebloody warreswars,
wln 1248SoSo manymany valiantvaliant knightsknights,
wln 1249LookeLook forfor nono otherother fortunefortune wretchwretch thenthan deathdeath,
wln 1250KindKind EdwardEdward isis notnot heerehere toto bucklerbuckler theethee.
wln 1251War.WarwickWar.LancasterLancaster, whywhy talksttalkest thouthou toto thethe slaueslave?
wln 1252GoGo souldierssoldiers taketake himhim hencehence,
wln 1253ForFor byby mymy swordsword, hishis headhead shallshall offoff:
wln 1254GauestonGaveston, shortshort warningwarning shallshall serueserve thythy turneturn:
wln 1255ItIt isis ourour countriescountry’s causecause,
wln 1256ThatThat herehere seuerelieseverely wewe willwill executeexecute,
wln 1257VponUpon thythy personperson: hanghang himhim atat aa boughbough:
wln 1258Gau.GavestonGau.MyMy LordLord.
wln 1259War.WarwickWar.Souldierssoldiers, hauehave himhim awayaway:
wln 1260ButBut forfor thouthou wertwert thethe fauoritfavourite ofof aa KingKing,
wln 1261ThouThou shaltshalt hauehave soso muchmuch honorhonour atat ourour handshands.
wln 1262Gau.GavestonGau.II thankethank youyou allall mymy lordslords, thenthenthan II perceiueperceive,
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wln 1263ThatThat headingheading isis oneone, andand hanginghanging isis thethe otherother,
wln 1264AndAnd deathdeath isis allall.
wln 1265EnterEnter earleearl ofof ArundellArundelArundell.
wln 1266Lan.LancasterLan.HowHow nownow mymy lordlord ofof ArundellArundel?
wln 1267Arun.Arun.MyMy lordslords, kingking EdwardEdward greetesgreets youyou allall byby meme.
wln 1268War.WarwickWar.ArundellArundel, saysay youryour messagemessage.
wln 1269Aru.ArundelAru.HisHis maiestymajesty, hearinghearing thatthat youyou hadhad takētaken GauestonGaveston,
wln 1270IntreatethIntreateth youyou byby meme, yetyet butbut hehe maymay
wln 1271SeeSee himhim beforebefore hehe diesdies, forfor whywhy hehe saiessays,
wln 1272AndAnd sendssends youyou wordword, hehe knowesknows thatthat diedie hehe shallshall,
wln 1273AndAnd ifif youyou gratifiegratify hishis gracegrace soso farrefar,
wln 1274HeHe willwill bebe mindfullmindful ofof thethe curtesiecourtesy.
wln 1275Warw.WarwickWarw.HowHow nownow?
wln 1276Gau.GavestonGau.RenowmedRenowned EdwardEdward, howhow thythy namename
wln 1277ReuiuesRevives poorepoor GauestonGaveston.
wln 1278War.WarwickWar.NoNo, itit needethneedeth notnot,
wln 1279ArundellArundel, wewe willwill gratifiegratify thethe kingking
wln 1280InIn otherother mattersmatters, hehe mustmust pardonpardon vsus inin thisthis,
wln 1281SouldiersSoldiers awayaway withwith himhim.
wln 1282Gauest.GavestonGauest.WhyWhy mymy LordLord ofof VVarwickeWarwick,
wln 1283WillWill notnot thesethese delaiesdelays begetbeget mymy hopeshopes?
wln 1284II knowknow itit lordslords, itit isis thisthis lifelife youyou aimeaim atat,
wln 1285YetYet grauntgrant kingking EdwardEdward thisthis.
wln 1286Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorShaltShalt thouthou appointappoint whatwhat wewe shallshall grauntgrant?
wln 1287SouldiersSoldierssoldier’s awayaway withwith himhim:
wln 1288ThusThus weelewe’ll gratifiegratify thethe kingking,
wln 1289WeeleWe’llwe’ll sendsend hishis headhead byby theethee, letlet himhim bestowbestow
wln 1290HisHis tearestears onon thatthat, forfor thatthat isis allall hehe getsgets
wln 1291OfOf GauestonGaveston, oror elseelse hishis sencelessesenseless truncktrunk.
wln 1292Lan.LancasterLan.NotNot soso mymy LordLord, leastlest hehe bestowbestow moremore costcost,
wln 1293InIn buryingburying himhim, thenthan hehe hathhath euerever earnedearned.
wln 1294Arun.ArundelArun.MyMy lordslords, itit isis hishis maiestiesmajesty’s requestrequest,
wln 1295AndAnd inin thethe honorhonour ofof aa kingking hehe swearesswears,
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of Edward the second.


wln 1296HeHe willwill butbut talketalk withwith himhim andand sendsend himhim backeback.
wln 1297War.WarwickWar.WhenWhen cancan youyou telltell? ArundellArundel nono, wewe wotwot,
wln 1298HeHe thatthat thethe carecare ofof realmerealm remitsremits,
wln 1299AndAnd driuesdrives hishis noblesnobles toto thesethese exigentsexigents
wln 1300ForFor GauestonGaveston, willwill ifif hehe zeaseseizezease himhim onceonce,
wln 1301ViolateViolate anyany promisepromise toto possessepossess himhim.
wln 1302Arun.ArundelArun.ThenThen ifif youyou willwill notnot trusttrust hishis gracegrace inin keepekeep,
wln 1303MyMy lordslords, II willwill bebe pledgepledge forfor hishis returnereturn.
wln 1304Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorItIt isis honourablehonourable inin theethee toto offeroffer thisthis,
wln 1305ButBut forfor wewe knowknow thouthou artart aa noblenoble gentlemangentleman,
wln 1306WeWe willwill notnot wrongwrong theethee soso,
wln 1307ToTo makemake awayaway aa truetrue manman forfor aa theefethief.
wln 1308Gaue.GavestonGaue.HowHow meanstmeanst thouthou MortimerMortimer? thatthat isis ouerover basebase.
wln 1309Mor.MortimerMor.AwayAway basebase groomegroom, robberrobber ofof kingsking’s renowmerenown,
wln 1310QuestionQuestion withwith thythy companionscompanions andand thythy matesmates.
wln 1311Pen.PembrokePen.MyMy lordlord MortimerMortimer, andand youyou mymy lordslords eacheach oneone,
wln 1312ToTo gratifiegratify thethe kingsking’s requestrequest thereintherein,
wln 1313TouchingTouching thethe sendingsending ofof thisthis GauestonGaveston,
wln 1314BecauseBecause hishis maiestiemajesty soso earnestlieearnestly
wln 1315DesiresDesires toto seesee thethe manman beforebefore hishis deathdeath,
wln 1316II willwill vponupon minemine honorhonour vndertakeundertake
wln 1317ToTo carriecarry himhim, andand bringbring himhim backback againeagain,
wln 1318ProuidedProvided thisthis, thatthat youyou mymy lordlord ofof ArundellArundel
wln 1319WillWill ioynejoin withwith meme.
wln 1320War.WarwickWar.PenbrookePembroke, whatwhat wiltwilt thouthou dodo?
wln 1321CauseCause yetyet moremore bloudshedbloodshed: isis itit notnot enoughenough
wln 1322ThatThat wewe hauehave takentaken himhim, butbut mustmust wewe nownow
wln 1323LeaueLeave himhim onon had-I wisthad-Ihad-I-wisthad-I wistwist, andand letlet himhim gogo?
wln 1324Pen.PembrokePen.MyMy lordslords, II willwill notnot ouerover wooewoo youryour honorshonours,
wln 1325ButBut ifif youyou daredare trusttrust PenbrookePembroke withwith thethe prisonerprisoner,
wln 1326VponUpon minemine oathoath II willwill returnereturn himhim backback.
wln 1327Arun.ArundelArun.MyMy lordlord ofof LancasterLancaster, whatwhat saysay youyou inin thisthis?
wln 1328Lan.LancasterLan.WhyWhy II saysay, letlet himhim gogo onon PenbrookesPembroke’s wordword.
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wln 1329Pen.PembrokePen.AndAnd youyou lordlord MortimerMortimer.
wln 1330Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorHowHow saysay youyou mymy lordlord ofof WarwickWarwick.
wln 1331War.WarwickWar.NayNay, dodo youryour pleasurespleasures,
wln 1332II knowknow howhow twill’twill prooueprove.
wln 1333Pen.PembrokePen.ThenThen giuegive himhim meme.
wln 1334Gau.GavestonGau.SweeteSweet soueraignesovereign, yetyet II comecome
wln 1335ToTo seesee theethee ereere II diedie.
wln 1336Warw.WarwickWarw.YetYet notnot perhapsperhaps,
wln 1337IfIf WarwickesWarwick’s witwit andand policiepolicy preuaileprevail.
wln 1338Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMyMy lordlord ofof PenbrookePembroke, wewe deliuerdeliver himhim youyou,
wln 1339ReturneReturn himhim onon youryour honorhonour, soundsound awayaway.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1340ManentManent PenbrookePembroke, Mat.MatrevisMat. GauestGavestonGavest. &and Pen-PenbrookesPen|brookesPembroke’s
wln 1341brookes
wln 1341menmen, fourefour souldierssoldiers.

wln 1342Pen.PembrokePen.MyMy LordLord, youyou shallshall gogo withwith meme,
wln 1343MyMy househouse isis notnot farrefar hencehence outout ofof thethe wayway,
wln 1344AA littlelittle, butbut ourour menmen shallshall gogo alongalong,
wln 1345WeWe thatthat hauehave prettiepretty wencheswenches toto ourour wiueswives,
wln 1346SirSir, mustmust notnot comecome soso nearenear andand balkebalk theirtheir lipslips.
wln 1347Mat.MatrevisMat.Tis’Tis verievery kindliekindly spokespoken mymy lordlord ofof PenbrookePembroke,
wln 1348YourYour honorhonour hathhath anan adamantadamant ofof powerpower,
wln 1349ToTo drawedraw aa princeprince.
wln 1350Pen.PembrokePen.SoSo mymy lordlord, comecome hetherhither IamesJamesjames,
wln 1351II dodo commitcommit thisthis GauestonGaveston toto theethee,
wln 1352BeBe thouthou thisthis nightnight hishis keeperkeeper, inin thethe morningmorning
wln 1353WeWe willwill dischargedischarge theethee ofof thythy chargecharge, bebe gongone.
wln 1354Gau.GavestonGau.VnhappieUnhappy GauestonGaveston, whetherwhitherwhether goestgoest thouthou nownow.
wln 1355ExitExit cumcum seruisservis PenPembrokePen.
wln 1356HorseHorse boyboy.MyMy lordlord, weelewe’ll quickliequickly bebe atat CobhamCobham.
wln 1357ExeuntExeunt amboambo.
wln 1358EnterEnter GauestonGaveston moorningmourning, andand thethe earleearl
wln 1359ofof PenbrookesPembroke’s menmen.

wln 1360Gaue.GavestonGaue.OO treacheroustreacherous WarwickeWarwick thusthus toto wrongwrong thythy
wln 1361 friendfriend!
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wln 1362Iames.Jamesjames.II seesee itit isis youryour lifelife thesethese armesarms pursuepursue.
wln 1363Gau.GavestonGau.WeaponlesWeaponless mustmust II fallfall andand diedie inin bandsbands,
wln 1364OOh mustmust thisthis dayday bebe periodperiod ofof mymy lifelife!
wln 1365CenterCentre ofof allall mymy blissebliss, andand yeeye bebe menmen,
wln 1366SpeedeSpeed toto thethe kingking.
wln 1367EnterEnter WarwickeWarwick andand hishis companiecompany.
wln 1368War.WarwickWar.MyMy lordlord ofof PenbrookesPembroke’s menmen,
wln 1369StriueStrive youyou nono longerlonger, II willwill hauehave thatthat GauestonGaveston.
wln 1370Iam.Jamesjam.YourYour lordshiplordship dothdoth dishonordishonour toto your selfeyourself,
wln 1371AndAnd wrongwrong ourour lordlord, youryour honorablehonourable friendfriend.
wln 1372War.WarwickWar.NoNo IamesJamesjames, itit isis mymy countriescountry’s causecause II followfollow,
wln 1373GoeGo, taketake thethe villainevillain, soldierssoldiers comecome awayaway,
wln 1374WeelWe’llwe’ll makemake quickquick workework, cōmendcommend meme toto youryour maistermaster
wln 1375MyMy friendfriend, andand telltell himhim thatthat II watchtwatched itit wellwell,
wln 1376ComeCome, letlet thythy shadowshadow parleyparley withwith kingking EdwardEdward.
wln 1377Gau.GavestonGau.TreacherousTreacherous earleearl, shallshall II notnot seesee thethe kingking?
wln 1378War.WarwickWar.TheThe kingking ofof heauenheaven perhapsperhaps, nono otherother kingking,
wln 1379AwayAway.ExeuntExeunt WarwikeWarwick andand hishis menmen, withwith GauestGavestonGavest.
wln 1380ManetManet IamesJamesjames cumcum cæteriscaeteriscaeteris.
wln 1381ComeCome fellowesfellows, itit bootedbooted notnot forfor vsus toto striuestrive,
wln 1382WeWe willwill inin hasthaste gogo certifiecertify ourour LordLord.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1383EnterEnter kingking EdwardEdward andand SpencerSpencer, withwith
wln 1384DrummesDrums andand FifesFifes.

wln 1385Edw.EdwardEdw.II longlong toto hearehear anan answeranswer fromfrom thethe BaronsBarons
wln 1386TouchingTouching mymy friendfriend, mymy deerestdearest GauestonGaveston,
wln 1387AhAh SpencerSpencer, notnot thethe richesriches ofof mymy realmerealm
wln 1388CanCan ransomeransom himhim, ahah hehe isis marktmarked toto diedie,
wln 1389II knowknow thethe malicemalice ofof thethe yongeryounger MortimerMortimer,
wln 1390VVarwickWarwick II knowknow isis rougherough, andand LancasterLancaster
wln 1391InexorableInexorable, andand II shallshall neuernever seesee
wln 1392MyMy louelylovely PiercePierce, mymy GauestonGaveston againeagain,
wln 1393TheThe BaronsBarons ouerbeareoverbear meme withwith theirtheir pridepride.
wln 1394SpencerSpencer.WereWere II kingking EdwardEdward EnglandsEngland’s soueraignesovereign,
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wln 1395SonneSon toto thethe louelielovely ElenorEleanorElinor ofof SpaineSpain,
wln 1396GreatGreat EdwardEdward LongshankesLongshanks’Longshanks issueissue: wouldwould II bearbear
wln 1397TheseThese brauesbraves, thisthis ragerage, andand suffersuffer vncontrowlduncontrolled
wln 1398TheseThese BaronsBarons thusthus toto beardbeard meme inin mymy landland,
wln 1399InIn minemine owneown realmerealm? mymy lordlord pardonpardon mymy speechespeech,
wln 1400DidDid youyou retaineretain youryour fathersfather’s magnanimitiemagnanimity?
wln 1401DidDid youyou regardregard thethe honorhonour ofof youryour namename?
wln 1402YouYou wouldwould notnot suffersuffer thusthus youryour maiestiemajesty
wln 1403BeBe counterbuftcounterbuffed ofof youryour nobilitienobility,
wln 1404StrikeStrike offoff theirtheir headsheads, andand letlet themthem preachpreach onon polespoles,
wln 1405NoNo doubtdoubt, suchsuch lessonslessons theythey willwill teachteach thethe restrest,
wln 1406AsAs byby theirtheir preachmentspreachments theythey willwill profitprofit muchmuch,
wln 1407AndAnd learnelearn obedienceobedience toto theirtheir lawfulllawful kingking.
wln 1408Edw.EdwardEdw.YeaYea gentlegentle SpencerSpencer, wewe hauehave beenebeen tootoo mildemild,
wln 1409TooToo kindekind toto themthem, butbut nownow hauehave drawnedrawn ourour swordsword,
wln 1410AndAnd ifif theythey sendsend meme notnot mymy GauestonGaveston,
wln 1411WeeleWe’llwe’ll steelesteel itit onon theirtheir crestcrest, andand powlepoll theirtheir topstops.
wln 1412Bald.BaldockBald.ThisThis haughthaught resolueresolve becomesbecomes youryour maiestiemajesty,
wln 1413NotNot toto bebe tiedtied toto theirtheir affectionaffection,
wln 1414AsAs thoughthough youryour highneshighness werewere aa schoole boyschooleschoolboyschool boyboy stillstill,
wln 1415AndAnd mustmust bebe awdeawed andand gouerndgoverned likelike aa childchild.
wln 1416EnterEnter HughHugh SpencerSpencer anan oldold manman, fatherfather toto
wln 1417thethe yongyoung SpencerSpencer, withwith hishis trunchiontruncheon,
wln 1418andand soldierssoldiers.

wln 1419Spen.SpencerSpen. pa.paterpa.LongLong liuelive mymy soueraignesovereign thethe noblenoble EdwardEdward,
wln 1420InIn peacepeace triumphanttriumphant, fortunatefortunate inin warreswars.
wln 1421Edw.EdwardEdw.WelcomeWelcome oldold manman, comstcom’st thouthou inin EdwardsEdward’s aideaid?
wln 1422ThenThen telltell thythy princeprince, ofof whencewhence, andand whatwhat thouthou artart.
wln 1423Spen.SpencerSpen. pa.paterpa.LoeLolo, withwith aa bandband ofof bowmenbowmen andand ofof pikespikes,
wln 1424BrowneBrownbrown bilsbills, andand targetierstargeteers, 400400 strongstrong,
wln 1425SworneSworn toto defenddefend kingking EdwardsEdward’s royallroyal rightright,
wln 1426II comecome inin personperson toto youryour maiestiemajesty,
wln 1427SpencerSpencer, thethe fatherfather ofof HughHugh SpencerSpencer therethere,
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of Edward the second.


wln 1428BoundBound toto youryour highneshighness euerlastinglieeverlastingly,
wln 1429ForFor fauorsfavours donedone inin himhim, vntounto vsus allall.
wln 1430Edw.EdwardEdw.ThyThy fatherfather SpencerSpencer?
wln 1431Spen.SpencerSpen. filiusfilius.TrueTrue, andand itit likelike youryour gracegrace,
wln 1432ThatThat powrespowers inin lieulieu ofof allall youryour goodnesgoodness showneshown,
wln 1433HisHis lifelife mymy lordlord, beforebefore youryour princelyprincely feetefeet.
wln 1434Edw.EdwardEdw.WelcomeWelcome tenten thousandthousand timestimes, oldold manman againeagain,
wln 1435SpencerSpencer, thisthis louelove, thisthis kindneskindness toto thythy KingKing,
wln 1436ArguesArgues thythy noblenoble mindemind andand dispositiondisposition:
wln 1437SpencerSpencer, II heerehere createcreate theethee earleearl ofof WilshireWiltshire,
wln 1438AndAnd dailydaily willwill enrichenrich theethee withwith ourour fauourfavour,
wln 1439ThatThat asas thethe sun-shinesunshine shallshall reflectreflect oreo’er theethee:
wln 1440BesideBeside, thethe moremore toto manifestmanifest ourour louelove,
wln 1441BecauseBecause wewe hearehear LordLord BruseBruceBruise doothdoth sellsell hishis landland,
wln 1442AndAnd thatthat thethe MortimersMortimers areare inin handhand withallwithal,
wln 1443ThouThou shaltshalt hauehave crownescrowns ofof vsus, t’out bidt’outt’out bidt’outbidt’out bid thethe BaronsBarons,
wln 1444AndAnd SpenserSpenser, sparespare themthem notnot, butbut laylay itit onon.
wln 1445SouldiersSoldierssoldier’s aa largislargesse, andand thricethrice welcomewelcome allall.
wln 1446Spen.SpencerSpen.MyMy lordlord, herehere comescomes thethe QueeneQueen.
wln 1447EnterEnter thethe QueeneQueen andand herher sonneson, andand
wln 1448LewneLevuneLewne aa FrenchmanFrenchman.

wln 1449Edw.EdwardEdw.MadamMadam, whatwhat newesnews?
wln 1450Qu.QueenQu.NewesNews ofof dishonordishonour lordlord, andand discontentdiscontent,
wln 1451OurOur friendfriend LewneLevuneLewne, faithfullfaithful andand fullfull ofof trusttrust,
wln 1452InformethInformeth vsus, byby lettersletters andand byby wordswords,
wln 1453ThatThat lordlord ValoyesValois ourour brotherbrother, kingking ofof FraunceFrance,
wln 1454BecauseBecause youryour highnessehighness hathhath beenebeen slackslack inin homagehomage,
wln 1455HathHath seazedseized NormandieNormandynormandy intointo hishis handshands,
wln 1456TheseThese bebe thethe lettersletters, thisthis thethe messengermessenger.
wln 1457Edw.EdwardEdw.WelcomeWelcome LewneLevuneLewne, tushtush SibSib, ifif thisthis bebe allall,
wln 1458ValoysValois andand II willwill soonesoon bebe friendsfriends againeagain,
wln 1459ButBut toto mymy GauestonGaveston: shallshall II neuernever seesee,
wln 1460NeuerNever beholdbehold theethee nownow? MadamMadam inin thisthis mattermatter
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wln 1461WeWe willwill employemploy youyou andand youryour littlelittle sonneson,
wln 1462YouYou shallshall gogo parleyparley withwith thethe kingking ofof FraunceFrance,
wln 1463BoyeBoy, seesee youyou bearebear youyou braueliebravely toto thethe kingking,
wln 1464AndAnd dodo youryour messagemessage withwith aa maiestiemajesty.
wln 1465Prin.PrinceCommitCommit notnot toto mymy youthyouth thingsthings ofof moremore waightwaighweightweigh
wln 1466ThenThen fitsfits aa princeprince soso yongyoung asas II toto bearebear,
wln 1467AndAnd fearefear notnot lordlord andand fatherfather, heauensheaven’s greatgreat beamesbeams
wln 1468OnOn AtlasAtlas’ shouldershoulder, shallshall notnot lielie moremore safesafe,
wln 1469ThenThan shallshall youryour chargecharge committedcommitted toto mymy trusttrust.
wln 1470Qu.QueenQu.AA boyeboy, thisthis towardnestowardness makesmakes thythy mothermother fearefear
wln 1471ThouThou artart notnot marktmarked toto manymany daiesdays onon earthearth.
wln 1472Edw.EdwardEdw.MadamMadam, wewe willwill thatthat youyou withwith speedspeed bebe shiptshipped,
wln 1473AndAnd thisthis ourour sonneson, LewneLevuneLewne shallshall followfollow youyou,
wln 1474WithWith allall thethe hasthaste wewe cancan dispatchdispatch himhim hencehence,
wln 1475ChooseChoose ofof ourour lordslords toto bearebear youyou companiecompany,
wln 1476AndAnd gogo inin peacepeace, leaueleave vsus inin warreswars atat homehome.
wln 1477Qu.QueenQu.VnnaturalUnnatural warswars, wherewhere subiectssubjects brauebrave theirtheir kingking,
wln 1478GodGod endend themthem onceonce, mymy lordlord II taketake mymy leaueleave,
wln 1479ToTo makemake mymy preparationpreparation forfor FraunceFrance.
wln 1480EnterEnter lordlord MatreMatre.
wln 1481Edw.EdwardEdw.WhatWhat lordlord MatreMatre. dostdost thouthou comecome alonealone?
wln 1482Mat.MatrevisMat.YeaYea mymy goodgood lordlord, forfor GauestonGaveston isis deaddead.
wln 1483Edw.EdwardEdw.AhAh traitorstraitors, hauehave theythey putput mymy friendfriend toto deathdeath,
wln 1484TellTell meme MatreMatre. dieddied hehe ereere thouthou camstcam’stcamest,
wln 1485OrOr didstdidst thouthou seesee mymy friendfriend toto taketake hishis deathdeath?
wln 1486Matr.MatrevisMatr.NeitherNeither mymy lordlord, forfor asas hehe waswas surprizdsurprised,
wln 1487BegirtBegirt withwith weaponsweapons, andand withwith enemiesenemies roundround,
wln 1488II diddid youryour highneshighness’ messagemessage toto themthem allall,
wln 1489DemandingDemanding himhim ofof themthem, entreatingentreating ratherrather,
wln 1490AndAnd saidsaid, vponupon thethe honourhonour ofof mymy namename,
wln 1491ThatThat II wouldwould vndertakeundertake toto carriecarry himhim
wln 1492VntoUnto youryour highneshighness, andand toto bringbring himhim backback.
wln 1493Edw.EdwardEdw.AndAnd telltell meme, wouldwould thethe rebelsrebels deniedeny meme thatthat?
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of Edward the second.


wln 1494Spen.SpencerSpen.ProudProud recreantsrecreants.
wln 1495Edw.EdwardEdw.YeaYea SpencerSpencer, traitorstraitors allall.
wln 1496Matr.MatrevisMatr.II foundfound themthem atat thethe firstfirst inexorableinexorable,
wln 1497TheThe earleearl ofof WarwickWarwick wouldwould notnot bidebide thethe hearinghearing,
wln 1498MortimerMortimer hardlyhardly, PenbrookePembroke andand LancasterLancaster
wln 1499SpakeSpakeSpoke leastleast: andand whenwhen theythey flatlyflatly hadhad denyeddenied,
wln 1500RefusingRefusing toto receiuereceive meme pledgepledge forfor himhim,
wln 1501TheThe earleearl ofof PenbrookePembroke mildliemildly thusthus bespakebespakebespoke.
wln 1502MyMy lordslords, becausebecause ourour soueraignesovereign sendssends forfor himhim,
wln 1503AndAnd promisethpromiseth hehe shallshall bebe safesafe returndreturned,
wln 1504II willwill thisthis vndertakeundertake, toto hauehave himhim hencehence,
wln 1505AndAnd seesee himhim redeliueredredelivered toto youryour handshands.
wln 1506Edw.EdwardEdw.WellWell, andand howhow fortunesfortunes thatthat hehe camecame notnot?
wln 1507Spen.SpencerSpen.SomeSome treasontreason, oror somesome villanievillainy waswas causecause.
wln 1508Mat.MatrevisMat.TheThe earleearl ofof WarwickWarwick seazdeseized himhim onon hishis wayway,
wln 1509ForFor beingbeing deliuereddelivered vntounto PenbrookesPembroke’s menmen,
wln 1510TheirTheir lordlord roderoad homehome, thinkingthinking hishis prisonerprisoner safesafe,
wln 1511ButBut ereere hehe camecame, WarwickWarwick inin ambushambush laielay,
wln 1512AndAnd barebore himhim toto hishis deathdeath, andand inin aa trenchetrench
wln 1513StrakeStrake offoff hishis headhead, andand marchtmarched vntounto thethe campecamp.
wln 1514Spen.SpencerSpen.AA bloudiebloody partpart, flatlyflatly againstagainst lawlaw ofof armesarms.
wln 1515Edw.EdwardEdw.OO shallshall II speakespeak, oror shallshall II sighsigh andand diedie!
wln 1516Spen.SpencerSpen.MyMy lordlord, referrerefer youryour vengeancevengeance toto thethe swordsword,
wln 1517VponUpon thesethese BaronsBarons, hartenhearten vpup youryour menmen,
wln 1518LetLet themthem notnot vnreuengdunrevenged murthermurder youryour friendsfriends,
wln 1519AduaunceAdvance youryour standardstandard EdwardEdward inin thethe fieldfield,
wln 1520AndAnd marchemarch toto firesirefiresire themthem fromfrom theirtheir startingstarting holesholes.
wln 1521EdwardEdward kneeleskneels, andand saithsaith.
wln 1522ByBy earthearth, thethe commoncommon mothermother ofof vsus allall,
wln 1523ByBy heauenheaven, andand allall thethe moouingmoving orbesorbs thereofthereof,
wln 1524ByBy thisthis rightright handhand, andand byby mymy fathersfather’s swordsword,
wln 1525AndAnd allall thethe honorshonours longinglonging toto mymy crownecrown,
wln 1526II willwill hauehave headsheads, andand liueslives forfor himhim asas manymany,
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of Edward the second


wln 1527AsAs II hauehave manorsmanors, castelscastles, townestowns, andand towerstowers,
wln 1528TretcherousTreacherous WarwickeWarwick, traiteroustraitorous MortimerMortimer:
wln 1529IfIf II bebe EnglandsEngland’s kingking, inin lakeslakes ofof goregore
wln 1530YourYour headlesheadless trunkestrunks, youryour bodiesbodies willwill II trailetrail,
wln 1531ThatThat youyou maymay drinkedrink youryour fillfill, andand quaffequaff inin bloudblood,
wln 1532AndAnd stainestain mymy roiallroyal standardstandard withwith thethe samesame,
wln 1533ThatThat soso mymy bloudiebloody colourscolours maymay suggestsuggest
wln 1534RemembranceRemembrance ofof reuengerevenge immortallieimmortally,
wln 1535OnOn youryour accursedaccursed traiteroustraitorous progenieprogeny:
wln 1536YouYou villainesvillains thatthat hauehave slaineslain mymy GauestonGaveston,
wln 1537AndAnd inin thisthis placeplace ofof honorhonour andand ofof trusttrust,
wln 1538SpencerSpencer, sweetsweet SpencerSpencer, II adoptadopt theethee heerehere,
wln 1539AndAnd meerelymerely ofof ourour louelove wewe dodo createcreate theethee
wln 1540EarleEarl ofof GlosterGloucesterGloster, andand lordlord Chamberlainechamberlain,
wln 1541DespiteDespite ofof timestimes, despitedespite ofof enemiesenemies.
wln 1542Spen.SpencerSpen.MyMy lordlord, hereshere’s isis aa messengermessenger fromfrom thethe BaronsBarons,
wln 1543DesiresDesires accesseaccess vntounto youryour maiestiemajesty.
wln 1544Edw.EdwardEdw.AdmitAdmit himhim neerenear.
wln 1545EnterEnter thethe HeraldHerald fromfrom thethe BaronsBarons,
wln 1546withwith hishis coatecoat ofof armesarms.

wln 1547Messen.MessengerLongLong liuelive kingking EdwardEdward, EnglandsEngland’s lawfullawful lordlord.
wln 1548Edw.EdwardEdw.SoSo wishwish notnot theythey IwisIIwisI wiswis thatthat sentsent theethee hitherhither,
wln 1549ThouThou comstcom’st fromfrom MortimerMortimer andand hishis complicescomplices,
wln 1550AA rankerranker routerout ofof rebelsrebels neuernever waswas:
wln 1551WellWell, saysay thythy messagemessage.
wln 1552Messen.MessengerTheThe BaronsBarons vpup inin armesarms, byby meme salutesalute
wln 1553YourYour highneshighness, withwith longlong lifelife andand happineshappiness,
wln 1554AndAnd bidbid meme saysay asas plainerplainer toto youryour gracegrace,
wln 1555ThatThat ifif withoutwithout effusioneffusion ofof bloudblood,
wln 1556YouYou willwill thisthis greefegrief hauehave easeease andand remedieremedy,
wln 1557ThatThat fromfrom youryour princelyprincely personperson youyou remooueremove
wln 1558ThisThis SpencerSpencer, asas aa putrifyingputrifying branchebranch,
wln 1559ThatThat deadsdeads thethe royallroyal vinevine, whosewhose goldengolden leauesleaves
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of Edward the second.


wln 1560EmpaleImpale youryour princelieprincely headhead, youryour diademdiadem,
wln 1561WhoseWhose brightnesbrightness suchsuch pernitiouspernicious vpstartsupstarts dimdim,
wln 1562SaySay theythey, andand louinglielovingly aduiseadvise youryour gracegrace,
wln 1563ToTo cherishcherish vertuevirtue andand nobilitienobility,
wln 1564AndAnd hauehave oldold seruitorsservitors inin highhigh esteemeesteem,
wln 1565AndAnd shakeshake offoff smoothsmooth dissemblingdissembling flatterersflatterers:
wln 1566ThisThis grauntedgranted, theythey, theirtheir honorshonours, andand theirtheir liueslives,
wln 1567AreAre toto youryour highnessehighness vowdvowed andand consecrateconsecrate.
wln 1568Spen.SpencerSpen.AAyA traitorstraitors, willwill theythey stillstill displaydisplay theirtheir pridepride?
wln 1569Edw.EdwardEdw.AwayAway, tarrietarry nono answeranswer, butbut bebe gongone,
wln 1570RebelsRebels, willwill theythey appointappoint theirtheir soueraignesovereign
wln 1571HisHis sportssports, hishis pleasurespleasures, andand hishis companiecompany:
wln 1572YetYet ereere thouthou gogo, seesee howhow II dodo deuorcedivorce
EmbraceEmbrace
SpencerSpencer.

wln 1573SpencerSpencer fromfrom meme: nownow getget theethee toto thythy lordslords,
wln 1574AndAnd telltell themthem II willwill comecome toto chastisechastise themthem,
wln 1575ForFor murtheringmurdering GauestonGaveston: hiehie theethee, getget theethee gonegone,
wln 1576EdwardEdward withwith firefire andand swordsword, followesfollows atat thythy heelesheels,
wln 1577MyMy lordlord, perceiueperceive youyou howhow thesethese rebelsrebels swellswell:
wln 1578SouldiersSoldiers, goodgood hartshearts, defenddefend youryour soueraignessovereign’s rightright,
wln 1579ForFor nownow, eueneven nownow, wewe marchemarch toto makemake themthem stoopestoop,
wln 1580AwayAway.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1581AlarumsAlarms, excursionsexcursions, aa greatgreat fightfight, andand aa retreateretreat.

wln 1582EnterEnter thethe kingking, SpencerSpencer thethe fatherfather, SpencerSpencer thethe sonneson,
wln 1583andand thethe noblemennoblemen ofof thethe kingsking’s sideside.

wln 1584Edw.EdwardEdw.WhyWhy dodo wewe soundsound retreatretreat? vponupon themthem lordslords,
wln 1585ThisThis dayday II shallshall powrepour vengeancevengeance withwith mymy swordsword
wln 1586OnOn thosethose proudproud rebelsrebels thatthat areare vpup inin armesarms,
wln 1587AndAnd dodo confrontconfront andand countermaundcountermand theirtheir kingking.
wln 1588Spen.SpencerSpen. sonson.II doubtdoubt itit notnot mymy lordlord, rightright willwill preuaileprevail.
wln 1589Spen.SpencerSpen. fa.fatherTis’Tis notnot amisseamiss mymy liegeliege forfor eythereither partpart,
wln 1590ToTo breathebreathe aa whilewhile, ourour menmen withwith sweatsweat andand dustdust
wln 1591AllAll chocktchoked wellwell nearenear, beginbegin toto faintfaint forfor heateheat,
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wln 1592AndAnd thisthis retireretire refreshethrefresheth horsehorse andand manman.
wln 1593Spen.SpencerSpen. sonson.HeereHere comecome thethe rebelsrebels.
wln 1594EnterEnter thethe BaronsBarons, MortimerMortimer, LancasterLancaster, WarwickWarwick,
wln 1595PenbrookePembroke, cumcum cæteriscaeteriscaeteris.

wln 1596Mor.MortimerMor.LookeLook LancasterLancaster, yonderyonder isis EdwardEdward amongamong hishis
wln 1597 flatterersflatterers.
wln 1598Lan.LancasterLan.AndAnd therethere letlet himhim beebe, tilltill heehe paypay deerelydearlydear forfor
wln 1599 theirtheir companiecompany.
wln 1600War.WarwickWar.AndAnd shallshall oror WarwicksWarwick’s swordsword shalshall smitesmite inin vainevain.
wln 1601Edw.EdwardEdw.WhatWhat rebelsrebels, dodo youyou shrinkeshrink, andand soundsound retreatretreat?
wln 1602Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorNoNo EdwardEdward, nono, thythy flatterersflatterers faintfaint andand fliefly.
wln 1603Lan.LancasterLan.Th’adTh’adthey’d bestbest betimesbetimes forsakeforsake theethemthee andand theirtheir trainstrains,
wln 1604ForFor theilethey’ll betraybetray theethee, traitorstraitors asas theythey areare.
wln 1605Spen.SpencerSpen. sosonso.TraitorTraitor onon thythy faceface, rebelliousrebellious LancasterLancaster.
wln 1606Pen.PembrokePen.AwayAway basebase vpstartupstart, brau’stbrav’st thouthou noblesnobles thusthus.
wln 1607Spen.SpencerSpen. fa.fatherAA noblenoble attemptattempt, andand honourablehonourable deeddeed,
wln 1608IsIs itit notnot trowetrow yeye, toto assembleassemble aideaid,
wln 1609AndAnd leuielevy armesarms againstagainst youryour lawfulllawful kingking?
wln 1610Edw.EdwardEdw.ForFor whichwhich ereere longlong, theirtheir headsheads shallshall satisfiesatisfy,
wln 1611T’appeazeT’appeaset’appease thethe wrathwrath ofof theirtheir offendedoffended kingking.
wln 1612Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThenThen EdwardEdward, thouthou wiltwilt fightfight itit toto thethe lastlast,
wln 1613AndAnd ratherrather bathebathe thythy swordsword inin subiectssubjects’subject’s bloudblood,
wln 1614ThenThanThen banishbanish thatthat perniciouspernicious companiecompany.
wln 1615Edw.EdwardEdw.IAyI traitorstraitors allall, ratherrather thenthan thusthus bebe braudebraved,
wln 1616MakeMake EnglandsEngland’s ciuillcivil townestowns hugehuge heapesheaps ofof stonesstones,
wln 1617AndAnd plowesplowsploughs toto gogo aboutabout ourour pallacepalace gatesgates.
wln 1618War.WarwickWar.AA desperatedesperate andand vnnaturallunnatural resolutionresolution,
wln 1619AlarumAlarum toto thethe fightfight, saintsaint GeorgeGeorge forfor EnglandEngland,
wln 1620AndAnd thethe BaronsBarons rightright.
wln 1621Edw.EdwardEdw.S.SirS. GeorgeGeorge forfor EnglandEngland, andand kingking EdwardsEdward’s rightright.
wln 1622EnterEnter EdwardEdward, withwith thethe BaronsBaronsbaron’s captiuescaptives.
wln 1623Edw.EdwardEdw.NowNow lustielusty lordslords, nownow notnot byby chancechance ofof warrewar,
wln 1624ButBut iusticejustice ofof thethe quarrellquarrel andand thethe causecause
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of Edward the second.


wln 1625VaildVailedVeiled isis youryour pridepride, me thinkesmethinks youyou hanghang thethe hea[**]headheadshead
wln 1626ButBut weelewe’ll aduanceadvance themthem traitorstraitors, nownow tis’tis timetime
wln 1627ToTo bebe auengdavenged onon youyou forfor allall youryour brauesbraves,
wln 1628AndAnd forfor thethe murthermurder ofof mymy deerestdearest friendfriend,
wln 1629ToTo whomewhom rightright wellwell youyou knewknew ourour soulesoul waswas knitknit,
wln 1630GoodGood PiercePierce ofof GauestonGaveston mymy sweetsweet fauoretfavourite,
wln 1631AAyA rebelsrebels, recreantsrecreants, youyou mademade himhim awayaway.
wln 1632Edm.EdmundEdm.BrotherBrother, inin regardregard ofof theethee andand ofof thythy landland,
wln 1633DidDid theythey remooueremove thatthat flattererflatterer fromfrom thythy thronethrone.
wln 1634Edw.EdwardEdw.SoSo sirsir, youyou hauehave spokespoke, awayaway, auoidavoid ourour presencepresence,
wln 1635AccursedAccursed wretcheswretches, wastwas’t inin regardregard ofof vsus,
wln 1636WhenWhen wewe hadhad sentsent ourour messengermessenger toto requestrequest
wln 1637HeHe mightmight bebe sparedspared toto comecome toto speakespeak withwith vsus,
wln 1638AndAnd PenbrookePembroke vndertookeundertook forfor hishis returnereturn,
wln 1639ThatThat thouthou proudproud WarwickeWarwick watchtwatched thethe prisonerprisoner,
wln 1640PoorePoor PiercePierce, andand headedheaded himhim againstagainst lawelaw ofof armesarms,
wln 1641ForFor whichwhich thythy headhead shallshall ouerover lookelook thethe restrest.
wln 1642AsAs muchmuch asas thouthou inin ragerage outout wentstwentest thethe restrest?
wln 1643War.WarwickWar.TyrantTyrant, II scornescorn thythy threatsthreats andand menacesmenaces,
wln 1644Tis’Tis butbut temporalltemporal thatthat thouthou canstcanst inflictinflict.
wln 1645Lan.LancasterLan.TheThe worstworst isis deathdeath, andand betterbetter diedie toto liuelive,
wln 1646ThenThanThen liuelive inin infamieinfamy vnderunder suchsuch aa kingking.
wln 1647Edw.EdwardEdw.AwayAway withwith themthem mymy lordlord ofof WinchesterWinchester,
wln 1648TheseThese lustielusty leadersleaders WarwickeWarwick andand LancasterLancaster,
wln 1649II chargecharge youyou roundlyroundly offoff withwith bothboth theirtheir headsheads, awayaway.
wln 1650War.WarwickWar.FarewellFarewell vainevain worldeworld.
wln 1651Lan.LancasterLan.SweeteSweet MortimerMortimer farewellfarewell.
wln 1652Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorEnglandEngland, vnkindeunkind toto thythy nobilitienobility,
wln 1653GroneGroan forfor thisthis greefegrief, beholdbehold howhow thouthou artart maimedmaimed.
wln 1654Edw.EdwardEdw.GoGo taketake thatthat haughtiehaughty MortimerMortimer toto thethe towertower,
wln 1655ThereThere seesee himhim safesafe bestowedbestowed, andand forfor thethe restrest,
wln 1656DoDo speediespeedy executionexecution onon themthem allall, bebe gongone.
wln 1657Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhatWhat MortimerMortimer? cancan raggedragged stoniestony wallewall
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wln 1658[**]mureensure●●●ureImmureensure thythy vertuevirtue thatthat aspiresaspires toto heauenheaven,
wln 1659[**]No〈◊〉No EdwardEdward, EnglandsEngland’s scourgescourge, itit maymay notnot bebe,
wln 1660MortimersMortimer’sMortimers hopehope surmountssurmounts hishis fortunefortune farrefar.
wln 1661Edw.EdwardEdw.SoundSound drumsdrums andand trumpetstrumpets, marchemarch withwith meme
wln 1662 mymy friendsfriends,
wln 1663EdwardEdward thisthis dayday hathhath crowndcrowned himhim kingking aa newnew.ExitExit.
wln 1664ManentManent SpencerSpencer filiusfilius, LewneLevuneLewne &and BaldockBaldock.
wln 1665Spen.SpencerSpen.LewneLevuneLewne, thethe trusttrust thatthat wewe reposerepose inin theethee,
wln 1666BegetsBegets thethe quietquiet ofof kingking EdwardsEdward’s landland,
wln 1667ThereforeTherefore bebe gongone inin hasthaste, andand withwith aduiceadvice,
wln 1668BestoweBestow thatthat treasuretreasure onon thethe lordslords ofof FraunceFrance,
wln 1669ThatThat therewiththerewith allall enchauntedenchanted likelike thethe guardeguard,
wln 1670ThatThat sufferedsuffered IoueJovejove toto passepass inin showersshowers ofof goldegold
wln 1671ToTo DanaeDanae, allall aideaid maymay bebe denieddenied
wln 1672ToTo IsabellIsabell thethe QueeneQueen, thatthat nownow inin FranceFrance
wln 1673MakesMakes friendsfriends, toto crossecross thethe seasseas withwith herher yongyoung sonneson,
wln 1674AndAnd stepstep intointo hishis fathersfather’s regimentregiment.
wln 1675Lew.LevuneLew.ThatsThat’sthat’s itit thesethese BaronsBarons andand thethe subtillsubtle QueeneQueen,
wln 1676LongLong leuiedlevied atat.
wln 1677Bald.BaldockBald.YeaYea, butbut LewneLevuneLewne thouthou seestseest,
wln 1678TheseThese BaronsBarons laylay theirtheir headsheads onon blocksblocks togethertogether,
wln 1679WhatWhat theythey intendintend, thethe hangmanhangman frustratesfrustrates cleaneclean.
wln 1680LewnLevuneLewn.HaueHave youyou nono doubtsdoubts mymy lordslords, ileI’ll clapsclaps closeclose,
wln 1681AmongAmong thethe lordslords ofof FranceFrance withwith EnglandsEngland’s goldegold,
wln 1682ThatThat IsabellIsabell shallshall makemake herher plaintsplaints inin vainevain,
wln 1683AndAnd FraunceFrance shallshall bebe obduratobdurate withwith herher tearestears.
wln 1684Spen.SpencerSpen.ThenThen makemake forfor FraunceFrance, amaineamain LewneLevuneLewne awayaway,
wln 1685ProclaimeProclaim kingking EdwardsEdward’s warreswars andand victoriesvictories.
wln 1686ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
wln 1687EnterEnter EdmundEdmund.
wln 1688Edm.EdmundEdm.FaireFair blowesblows thethe windewind forfor FraunceFrance, bloweblow
wln 1689 gentlegentle galegale,
wln 1690TillTill EdmundEdmund bebe arriudearrived forfor EnglandsEngland’s goodgood,
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of Edward the second.


wln 1691NatureNature, yeeldyield toto mymy countriescountry’s causecause inin thisthis,
wln 1692AA brotherbrother, nono, aa butcherbutcher ofof thythy friendsfriends,
wln 1693ProudProud EdwardEdward, doostdost thouthou banishbanish meme thythy presencepresence?
wln 1694ButBut ileI’ll toto FraunceFrance, andand cheerecheer thethe wrongedwronged QueeneQueen,
wln 1695AndAnd certifiecertify whatwhat EdwardsEdward’s looseneslooseness isis,
wln 1696VnnaturallUnnatural kingking, toto slaughterslaughter noblenoble menmen
wln 1697AndAnd cherishcherish flatterersflatterers: MortimerMortimer II staystay
wln 1698ThyThy sweetsweet escapeescape, standstand gratiousgracious gloomiegloomy nightnight toto hishis
wln 1699 deuicedevice.
wln 1700EnterEnter MortimerMortimer disguiseddisguised.
wln 1701Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorHollaHolla, whowho walkethwalketh therethere, istis’t youyou mymy lordlord?
wln 1702Edm.EdmundEdm.MortimerMortimer tis’tis II, butbut hathhath thythy potionpotion wroughtwrought soso
wln 1703 happiliehappily?
wln 1704Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorItIt hathhath mymy lordlord, thethe warderswarders allall a sleepeasleep,
wln 1705II thankethank themthem, gauegave meme leaueleave toto passepass inin peacepeace:
wln 1706ButBut hathhath youryour gracegrace gotgot shippingshipping vntounto FraunceFrance?
wln 1707Edm.EdmundEdm.FeareFear itit notnot.ExeuntExeunt.
wln 1708EnterEnter thethe QueeneQueen andand herher sonneson.
wln 1709Qu.QueenQu.AA boyeboy, ourour friendsfriends dodo failefail vsus allall inin FraunceFrance,
wln 1710TheThe lordslords areare cruellcruel, andand thethe kingking vnkindeunkind,
wln 1711WhatWhat shallshall wewe doedo?
wln 1712PrincePrince.MadamMadam, returnereturn toto EnglandEngland,
wln 1713AndAnd pleaseplease mymy fatherfather wellwell, andand thenthen aa FigFig
wln 1714ForFor allall mymy vncklesuncle’s frienshipfriendship herehere inin FraunceFrance,
wln 1715II warrantwarrant youyou, ileI’ll winnewin hishis highneshighness quickliequickly,
wln 1716A’AA louesloves meme betterbetter thanthan aa thousandthousand SpencersSpencers.
wln 1717Qu.QueenQu.AA boyeboy, thouthou artart deceiudedeceived atat leastleast inin thisthis,
wln 1718ToTo thinkethink thatthat wewe cancan yetyet bebe tun’dtuned togethertogether,
wln 1719NoNo, nono, wewe warrewar tootoo farrefar, vnkindeunkind ValoysValois,
wln 1720VnhappieUnhappy IsabellIsabell, whenwhen FraunceFrance reiectsrejects,
wln 1721WhetherWhitherWhether, OOOh whetherwhitherwhether doostdost thouthou bendbend thythy stepssteps.
wln 1722EnterEnter sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof HenoltHainaultHenolt.
wln 1723S.SirS. Ioh.Johnjoh.MadamMadam, whatwhat cheerecheer?
Qu.

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wln 1724Qu.QueenQu.AA goodgood sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof HenoltHainault,
wln 1725NeuerNever soso cheerelescheerless, nornor soso farrefar distrestdistressed.
wln 1726S.SirS. Ioh.Johnjoh.II hearehear sweetesweet ladylady ofof thethe kingsking’s vnkindenesunkindness,
wln 1727ButBut droopedroop notnot madammadam, noblenoble mindesminds contemnecontemn
wln 1728DespaireDespair: willwill youryour gracegrace withwith meme toto HenoltHainault?
wln 1729AndAnd therethere staystay timestime’stimes aduantageadvantage withwith youryour sonneson,
wln 1730HowHow saysay youyou mymy LordLord, willwill youyou gogo withwith youryour friendsfriends,
wln 1731AndAnd shakeshake offoff allall ourour fortunesfortunes equallieequally.
wln 1732Prin.PrinceSoSo pleasethpleaseth thethe QueeneQueen mymy mothermother, meme itit likeslikes,
wln 1733TheThe kingking ofof EnglandEngland, nornor thethe courtcourt ofof FraunceFrance,
wln 1734ShallShall hauehave meme fromfrom mymy gratiousgracious mothersmother’s sideside,
wln 1735TillTill II bebe strongstrong enoughenough toto breakebreak aa staffestaff,
wln 1736AndAnd thenthen hauehave atat thethe proudestproudest SpencersSpencer’s headhead.
wln 1737SirSir IohnJohnjohn.WellWell saidsaid mymy lordlord.
wln 1738Qu.QueenQu.OhOhO mymy sweetsweet hartheart, howhow dodo II monemoan thythy wrongswrongs?
wln 1739YetYet triumphetriumph inin thethe hopehope ofof theethee mymy ioyejoy,
wln 1740AhAh sweetesweet sirsir IohnJohnjohn, eueneven toto thethe vtmostutmost vergeverge
wln 1741OfOf EuropeEurope, oror thethe shoreshore ofof TanaiseTanais,
wln 1742WillWill wewe withwith theethee toto HenoltHainaultHenolt, soso wewe willwill,
wln 1743TheThe MarquesMarquismarquess isis aa noblenoble GentlemanGentleman,
wln 1744HisHis gracegrace II daredare presumepresume willwill welcomewelcome meme,
wln 1745ButBut whowho areare thesethese?
wln 1746EnterEnter EdmundEdmund andand MortimerMortimer.
wln 1747Edm.EdmundEdm.MadamMadam, longlong maymay youyou liuelive,
wln 1748MuchMuch happierhappier thenthan youryour friendsfriends inin EnglandEngland dodo.
wln 1749Qu.QueenQu.LordLord EdmundEdmund andand lordlord MortimerMortimer aliuealive,
wln 1750WelcomeWelcome toto FraunceFrance: thethe newesnews waswas heerehere mymy lordlord,
wln 1751ThatThat youyou werewere deaddead, oror veryvery nearenear youryour deathdeath.
wln 1752Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorLadyLady, thethe lastlast waswas truesttruest ofof thethe twainetwain,
wln 1753ButBut MortimerMortimer reserudereserved forfor betterbetter haphap,
wln 1754HathHath shakenshaken offoff thethe thraldomethraldom ofof thethe towertower,
wln 1755AndAnd liueslives t’aduancet’advance youryour standardstandard goodgood mymy lordlord.
wln 1756Prin.PrinceHowHow meanemean youyou, andand thethe kingking mymy fatherfather liueslives?
No

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of Edward the second.


wln 1757NoNo mymy lordlord MortimerMortimer, notnot II, II trowtrow.
wln 1758Qu.QueenQu.NotNot sonneson, whywhy notnot? II wouldwould itit werewere nono worseworse,
wln 1759ButBut gentlegentle lordslords, friendlesfriendless wewe areare inin FraunceFrance.
wln 1760Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMounsierMonsieurmonsieur lele GrandGrand, aa noblenoble friendfriend ofof yoursyours,
wln 1761TouldTold vsus atat ourour arriuallarrival allall thethe newesnews,
wln 1762HowHow hardhard thethe noblesnobles, howhow vnkindeunkind thethe kingking
wln 1763HathHath shewedshowed himselfhimself: butbut madammadam, rightright makesmakes roomeroom,
wln 1764WhereWhere weaponsweapons wantwant, andand thoughthough aa manymany friendsfriends
wln 1765AreAre mademade awayaway, asas WarwickWarwick, LancasterLancaster,
wln 1766AndAnd othersothers ofof ourour partieparty andand factionfaction,
wln 1767YetYet hauehave wewe friendsfriends, assureassure youryour gracegrace inin EnglandEngland,
wln 1768WouldWould castcast vpup cappescaps, andand clapclap theirtheir handshands forfor ioyjoy,
wln 1769ToTo seesee vsus therethere appointedappointed forfor ourour foesfoes.
wln 1770Edm.EdmundEdm.WouldWould allall werewere wellwell, andand EdwardEdward wellwell reclaimdreclaimed,
wln 1771ForFor EnglandsEngland’s honorhonour, peacepeace, andand quietnesquietness.
wln 1772Mort.MortimerMort.ButBut byby thethe swordsword, mymy lordlord, itit mustmust bebe deseru’ddeserved.
wln 1773TheThe kingking willwill nerene’er forsakeforsake hishis flatterersflatterers.
wln 1774S.SirS. Ioh.Johnjoh.MyMy LordsLords ofof EnglandEngland, sithsith thethe vngentleungentle kingking
wln 1775OfOf FraunceFrance refusethrefuseth toto giuegive aideaid ofof armesarms,
wln 1776ToTo thisthis distresseddistressed QueeneQueen hishis sistersister heerehere,
wln 1777GoGo youyou withwith herher toto HenoltHainaultHenolt, doubtdoubt yeeye notnot,
wln 1778WeWe willwill findefind comfortcomfort, moneymoney, menmen, andand friendsfriends
wln 1779EreEre longlong, toto bidbid thethe EnglishEnglish kingking aa basebase,
wln 1780HowHow saysay yongyoung PrincePrince, whatwhat thinkethink youyou ofof thethe matchmatch?
wln 1781Prin.PrinceII thinkethink kingking EdwardEdward willwill outout runrun vsus allall.
wln 1782Qu.QueenQu.NayNay souneson, notnot soso, andand youyou mustmust notnot discouragediscourage
wln 1783YourYour friendsfriends thatthat areare soso forwardforward inin youryour aideaid.
wln 1784Edm.EdmundEdm.SirSir IohnJohnjohn ofof HenoltHainaultHenolt, pardonpardon vsus II praypray,
wln 1785TheseThese comfortscomforts thatthat youyou giuegive ourour wofullwoeful queenequeen,
wln 1786BindeBind vsus inin kindeneskindness allall atat youryour commaundcommand.
wln 1787Qu.QueenQu.YeaYea gentlegentle brotherbrother, andand thethe GodGod ofof heauenheaven,
wln 1788ProsperProsper youryour happiehappy motionmotion goodgood sirsir IohnJohnjohn.
wln 1789Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorThisThis noblenoble gentlemangentleman forwardforward inin armesarms,
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wln 1790WasWas borneborn II seesee toto bebe ourour anchoranchor holdhold,
wln 1791SirSir IohnJohnjohn ofof HenoltHainaultHenolt, bebe itit thythy renownerenown,
wln 1792ThatThat EnglandsEngland’s QueeneQueen, andand noblesnobles inin distressedistress,
wln 1793HaueHave beenebeen byby theethee restoredrestored andand comfortedcomforted.
wln 1794S.SirS. IohnJohnjohn.MadamMadam alongalong, andand youyou mymy lordlord withwith meme,
wln 1795ThatThat EnglandsEngland’s peerespeers maymay HenoltsHainault’sHenolt’s welcomewelcome seesee.
wln 1796EnterEnter thethe kingking, Matr.MatrevisMatr. thethe twotwo SpencersSpencers, withwith othersothers.
wln 1797Edw.EdwardEdw.ThusThus afterafter manymany threatsthreats ofof wrathfullwrathful warrewar,
wln 1798TriumphethTriumpheth EnglandsEngland’s EdwardEdward withwith hishis friendsfriends,
wln 1799AndAnd triumphtriumph EdwardEdward withwith hishis friendsfriends vncontroulduncontrolled,
wln 1800MyMy lordlord ofof GlosterGloucesterGloster, dodo youyou hearehear thethe newesnews?
wln 1801Spen.SpencerSpen. iu.juniorWhatWhat newesnews mymy lordlord?
wln 1802Edw.EdwardEdw.WhyWhy manman, theythey saysay therethere isis greatgreat executionexecution
wln 1803DoneDone throughthrough thethe realmerealm, mymy lordlord ofof ArundellArundel
wln 1804YouYou hauehave thethe notenote, hauehave youyou notnot?
wln 1805Matr.MatrevisMatr.FromFrom thethe lieutenantlieutenant ofof thethe towertower mymy lordlord.
wln 1806Edw.EdwardEdw.II praypray letlet vsus seesee itit, whatwhat hauehave wewe therethere?
wln 1807ReadRead itit SpencerSpencer.SpencerSpencer readsreads theirtheir namesnames.
wln 1808WhyWhy soso, theythey barktbarked aa pacepace aa monthmonth a goeago,
wln 1809NowNow onon mymy lifelife, theilethey’ll neitherneither barkebark nornor bitebite.
wln 1810NowNow sirssirs, thethe newesnews fromfrom FraunceFrance, GlosterGloucesterGloster II trowetrow,
wln 1811TheThe lordslords ofof FraunceFrance louelove EnglandsEngland’s goldgold soso wellwell,
wln 1812AsAs IsabellIsabell getsgets nono aideaid fromfrom thencethence.
wln 1813WhatWhat nownow remainesremains, hauehave youyou proclaimedproclaimed, mymy lordlord,
wln 1814RewardReward forfor themthem cancan bringbring inin MortimerMortimer?
wln 1815Spen.SpencerSpen. iu.juniorMyMy lordlord, wewe hauehave, andand ifif hehe bebe inin EnglandEngland,
wln 1816A’A’a willwill bebe hadhad ereere longlong II doubtdoubt itit notnot.
wln 1817Edw.EdwardEdw.IfIf; doostdost thouthou saysay? SpencerSpencer, asas truetrue asas deathdeath,
wln 1818HeHe isis inin EnglandsEngland’s groundground, ourour port-maistersport-masters
wln 1819AreAre notnot soso carelescareless ofof theirtheir kingsking’s commaundcommand.
wln 1820EnterEnter aa PoastePost.
wln 1821HowHow nownow, whatwhat newesnews withwith theethee, fromfrom whencewhence comecome (thesethese?
wln 1822PostPost.LettersLetters mymy lordlord, andand tidingstidings foorthforth ofof FraunceFrance,
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wln 1823ToTo youyou mymy lordlord ofof GlosterGloucesterGloster fromfrom LewneLevuneLewne.
wln 1824EdwardEdward.Readeread.
wln 1825SpencerSpencer readesreads thethe letterletter.
wln 1826MyMy dutieduty toto youryour honorhonour promisedpromised, &c.etc. II hauehave accor-accordingaccor∣dingaccording
wln 1827ding
wln 1827toto instructionsinstructions inin thatthat behalfebehalf, dealtdealt withwith thethe kingking
wln 1828ofof FraunceFrance hishis lordslords, andand effectedeffected, thatthat thethe QueeneQueen allall
wln 1829discontenteddiscontented andand discomforteddiscomforted , isis gonegone , whitherwhither ifif
wln 1830youyou askeask, withwith sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof HenoltHainaultHenolt , brotherbrother toto thethe Mar-Mar∣quesseMarquesseMarquismarquess
wln 1831quesse,
wln 1831intointo FlaundersFlanders: withwith themthem areare gonegone lordlord Ed-Ed∣mundEdmundEdmund
wln 1832mund,
wln 1832andand thethe lordlord MortimerMortimer, hauinghaving inin theirtheir companycompany
wln 1833diuersdivers ofof youryour nationnation, andand othersothers, andand asas constantconstant re-re∣portreportreport
wln 1834port
wln 1834goethgoeth, theythey intendintend toto giuegive kingking EdwardEdward battellbattle inin
wln 1835EnglandEngland, soonersooner thenthan hehe cancan lookelook forfor themthem: thisthis isis allall
wln 1836thethe newesnews ofof importimport.
wln 1837YourYour honorshonours inin allall seruiceservice, LewneLevuneLewne.
wln 1838Edw.EdwardEdw.AAyA villainesvillains, hathhath thatthat MortimerMortimer escaptescaped?
wln 1839WithWith himhim isis EdmundEdmund gonegone associateassociate?
wln 1840AndAnd willwill sirsir IohnJohnjohn ofof HenoltHainaultHenolt leadlead thethe roundround?
wln 1841WelcomeWelcome aa GodsGod’s namename MadamMadam andand youryour sonneson,
wln 1842EnglandEngland shallshall welcomewelcome youyou, andand allall youryour routerout,
wln 1843GallopGallop aa pacepace brightbright PhœbusPhoebusPhoebus throughthrough thethe skiesky,
wln 1844AndAnd duskiedusky nightnight, inin rustierusty ironiron carrecar,
wln 1845BetweeneBetween youyou bothboth, shortenshorten thethe timetime II praypray,
wln 1846ThatThat II maymay seesee thatthat mostmost desireddesired dayday,
wln 1847WhenWhen wewe maymay meetmeet thesethese traitorstraitors inin thethe fieldfield.
wln 1848AhAh nothingnothing greeuesgrieves meme butbut mymy littlelittle boyeboy,
wln 1849IsIs thusthus misledmisled toto countenancecountenance theirtheir ilsills,
wln 1850ComeCome friendsfriends toto BristowBristol, therethere toto makemake vsus strongstrong,
wln 1851AndAnd windeswinds asas equallequal bebe toto bringbring themthem inin,
wln 1852AsAs youyou iniuriousinjurious werewere toto bearebear themthem foorthforth.
wln 1853EnterEnter thethe QueeneQueen, herher sonneson, EdmundEdmund, Mor-MortimerMor|timerMortimerMortimer
wln 1854timer,
wln 1854andand sirsir IohnJohnjohn.

wln 1855Qu.QueenQu.NowNow lordslords, ourour louingloving friendsfriends andand countrimencountrymen,
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wln 1856WelcomeWelcome toto EnglandEngland allall withwith prosperousprosperous windeswinds,
wln 1857OurOur kindestkindest friendsfriends inin BelgiaBelgia hauehave wewe leftleft,
wln 1858ToTo copecope withwith friendsfriends atat homehome: aa heauieheavy casecase,
wln 1859WhenWhen forceforce toto forceforce isis knitknit andand swordsword andand gleaueglaive,
wln 1860InIn ciuillcivil broilesbroils makesmakes kinkin andand countrycountry menmen,
wln 1861SlaughterSlaughter themseluesthemselves inin othersothers andand theirtheir sidessides
wln 1862WithWith theirtheir owneown weaponsweapons gordegored, butbut whatswhat’s thethe helpehelp?
wln 1863MisgouernedMisgoverned kingskings areare causecause ofof allall thisthis wrackwrack,
wln 1864AndAnd EdwardEdward thouthou artart oneone amongamong themthem allall,
wln 1865WhoseWhose loosneslooseness hathhath betrayedbetrayed thythy landland toto spoylespoil,
wln 1866AndAnd mademade thethe channelschannels ouerflowoverflow withwith bloodblood,
wln 1867OfOf thinethine ownown peoplepeople patrōpatron shouldstshouldst thouthou bebe, butbut thouthou.
wln 1868Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorNayNay madammadam, ifif youyou bebe aa warriarwarrior,
wln 1869YeYe mustmust notnot growgrow soso passionatepassionate inin speechesspeeches:
wln 1870LordsLords, sithsith thatthat wewe areare byby sufferancesufferance ofof heauenheaven,
wln 1871ArriudeArrivedarrived andand armdearmed inin thisthis princesprince’sprinces rightright,
wln 1872HeereHere forfor ourour countriescountry’s causecause sweareswear wewe toto himhim
wln 1873AllAll homagehomage, fealtiefealty andand forwardnesforwardness,
wln 1874AndAnd forfor thethe openopen wrongeswrongs andand iniuriesinjuries
wln 1875EdwardEdward hathhath donedone toto vsus, hishis QueeneQueen andand landland,
wln 1876WeWe comecome inin armesarms toto wreckewreck itit withwith thethe swordsswords:
wln 1877ThatThat EnglandsEngland’s queenequeen inin peacepeace maymay reposesserepossess
wln 1878HerHer dignitiesdignities andand honorshonours, andand withallwithal
wln 1879WeWe maymay remooueremove thesethese flatterersflatterers fromfrom thethe kingking,
wln 1880ThatThat hauockshavocs EnglandsEngland’s wealthwealth andand treasurietreasury.
wln 1881S.SirS. Io.JohnIo.SoundSound trūpetstrumpets mymy lordlord &and forwardforward letlet vsus martchmarch,
wln 1882EdwardEdward willwill thinkethink wewe comecome toto flatterflatter himhim.
wln 1883Edm.EdmundEdm.II wouldwould hehe neuernever hadhad binbeen flatteredflattered moremore.
wln 1884EnterEnter thethe KingKing, BaldockBaldock, andand SpencerSpencer thethe
wln 1885sonneson, flyingflying aboutabout thethe stagestage.

wln 1886Spe.SpencerSpe.FlyFly, flyfly, mymy LordLord, thethe QueeneQueen isis ouerstrongoverstrong.
wln 1887HerHer friendsfriends doedo multiplymultiply andand yoursyours doedo faylefail,
wln 1888ShapeShape wewe ourour coursecourse toto IrelandIreland therethere toto breathbreathebreath.
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wln 1889Edw.EdwardEdw.WhatWhat, waswas II borneborn toto flyefly andand runnerun awayaway,
wln 1890AndAnd leaueleave thethe MortimersMortimers conquerersconquerors behindbehind?
wln 1891GiueGive meme mymy horsehorse andand letslet’s r’enforcereinforce ourour troupestroops:,
wln 1892AndAnd inin thisthis bedbed ofof honorhonour diedie withwith famefame.
wln 1893Bal.BaldockBal.OO nono mymy lordlord, thisthis princelyprincely resolutionresolution
wln 1894FitsFits notnot thethe timetime, awayaway, wewe areare pursu’dpursued.
wln 1895EdmundEdmund alonealone withwith aa swordsword
wln 1896andand targettarget.

wln 1897Edm.EdmundEdm.ThisThis wayway hehe fledfled, butbut II amam comecome tootoo latelate,
wln 1898EdwardEdward, alasalas mymy hartheart relentsrelents forfor theethee,
wln 1899ProudProud traytortraitor MortimerMortimer whywhy doostdost thouthou chasechase
wln 1900ThyThy lawfulllawful kingking thythy soueraignesovereign withwith thythy swordsword?
wln 1901VildeVild wretchwretch, andand whywhy hasthast thouthou ofof allall vnkindeunkind,
wln 1902BorneBorne armesarms againstagainst thythy brotherbrother andand thythy kingking?
wln 1903RaigneRainReign showersshowers ofof vengeancevengeance onon mymy cursedcursed headhead
wln 1904ThouThou GodGod, toto whomwhom inin iusticejustice itit belongsbelongs,
wln 1905ToTo punishpunish thisthis vnnaturallunnatural reuoltrevolt:
wln 1906EdwardEdward, thisthis MortimerMortimer aimesaims atat thythy lifelife:
wln 1907OOOh flyfly himhim thenthen, butbut EdmundEdmund calmecalm thisthis ragerage,
wln 1908DissembleDissemble oror thouthou diestdiest, forfor MortimerMortimer
wln 1909AndAnd IsabellIsabell doedo kissekiss whilewhile theythey conspireconspire,
wln 1910AndAnd yetyet sheshe bearesbears aa faceface ofof louelove forsoothforsooth:
wln 1911FieFie onon thatthat louelove thatthat hatchethhatcheth deathdeath andand hatehate.
wln 1912EdmundEdmund awayaway, BristowBristol toto LongshankesLongshanks’Longshanks bloodblood
wln 1913IsIs falsefalse, bebe notnot foundfound singlesingle forfor suspectsuspect:
wln 1914ProudProud MortimerMortimer priespries nearenear intointo thythy walkeswalks.
wln 1915EnterEnter thethe QueeneQueen, MortimerMortimer, thethe
wln 1916youngyoung PrincePrince andand SirSir IohnJohnjohn
wln 1917ofof HenoltHainaultHenolt.

wln 1918Qu.QueenQu.SuccesfullSuccessful battellsbattles giuesgives thethe GodGod ofof kingskings,
wln 1919ToTo themthem thatthat fightfight inin rightright andand fearefear hishis wrathwrath:
wln 1920SinceSince thenthen succesfullysuccessfully wewe hauehave preuayledprevailed,
wln 1921ThankesThanks bebe heauensheaven’sheavens greatgreat architectarchitect andand youyou,
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wln 1922EreEre fartherfarther wewe proceedeproceed mymy noblenoble lordeslords,
wln 1923WeWe heerehere createcreate ourour welbelouedwell-beloved sonneson,
wln 1924OfOf louelove andand carecare vntounto hishis royallroyal personperson,
wln 1925LordLord wardenwarden ofof thethe realmerealm, andand sithsith thethe fatesfates
wln 1926HaueHave mademade hishis fatherfather soso infortunateinfortunate,
wln 1927DealeDeal youyou mymy lordslords inin thisthis, mymy louingloving lordslords,
wln 1928AsAs toto youryour wisdomeswisdoms fittestfittest seemesseems inin allall.
wln 1929Edm.EdmundEdm.MadamMadam, withoutwithout offenceoffence ifif II maymay askeask,
wln 1930HowHow willwill youyou dealedeal withwith EdwardEdward inin hishis fallfall?
wln 1931PrincePrince.TellTell meme goodgood vnckleuncle, whatwhat EdwardEdward doedo youyou
wln 1932 meanemean?
wln 1933Edm.EdmundEdm.NephewNephew, youryour fatherfather, II daredare notnot callcall himhim kingking.
wln 1934Mor.MortimerMor.MyMy lordlord ofof KentKent, whatwhat needesneeds thesethese questionsquestions?
wln 1935Tis’Tis notnot inin herher controulmentcontrolment, nornor inin oursours,
wln 1936ButBut asas thethe realmerealm andand parlementparliament shallshall pleaseplease,
wln 1937SoSo shallshall youryour brotherbrother bebe disposeddisposed ofof,
wln 1938II likelike notnot thisthis relentingrelenting moodemood inin EdmundEdmund,
wln 1939MadamMadam, tis’tis goodgood toto lookelook toto himhim betimesbetimes.
wln 1940Qu.QueenQu.MyMy lordlord, thethe MaiorMayor ofof BristowBristol knowsknows ourour mindmind.
wln 1941Mor.MortimerMor.YeaYea madammadam, andand theythey scapescape notnot easilieeasily,
wln 1942ThatThat fledfled thethe feeldfield.
wln 1943Qu.QueenQu.BaldockBaldock isis withwith thethe kingking,
wln 1944AA goodlygoodly chauncelorchancellor, isis hehe notnot mymy lordlord?
wln 1945S.SirS. Ioh.Johnjoh.SoSo areare thethe SpencersSpencers, thethe fatherfather andand thethe sonneson.
wln 1946Edm.EdmundEdm.ThisThis EdwardEdward isis thethe ruineruin ofof thethe realmerealm.

wln 1947EnterEnter RiceRice apap HowellHowell, andand thethe MaiorMayor ofof BristowBristow,
wln 1948withwith SpencerSpencer thethe fatherfather.

wln 1949RiceRice.GodGod sauesave QueeneQueen IsabellIsabell, &and herher princelyprincely sonneson,
wln 1950MadamMadam, thethe MaiorMayor andand CitizensCitizens ofof BristowBristol,
wln 1951InIn signesign ofof louelove andand dutieduty toto thisthis presencepresence,
wln 1952PresentPresent byby meme thisthis traitortraitor toto thethe statestate,
wln 1953SpencerSpencer, thethe fatherfather toto thatthat wantonwanton SpencerSpencer,
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wln 1954ThatThat likelike thethe lawleslawless CatilineCatiline ofof RomeRome,
wln 1955ReueldRevelled inin EnglandsEngland’s wealthwealth andand treasurietreasury.
wln 1956Qu.QueenQu.WeWe thankethank youyou allall.
wln 1957Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorYourYour louingloving carecare inin thisthis,
wln 1958DeseruethDeserveth princelieprincely fauorsfavours andand rewardesrewards,
wln 1959ButBut whereswhere’s thethe kingking andand thethe otherother SpencerSpencer fledfled?
wln 1960RiceRice.SpencerSpencer thethe sonneson, createdcreated earleearl ofof GlosterGloucesterGloster,
wln 1961IsIs withwith thatthat smoothesmooth toongdtongued schollerscholar BaldockBaldock gonegone,
wln 1962AndAnd shiptshipped butbut latelate forfor IrelandIreland withwith thethe kingking.
wln 1963Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorSomeSome whirle windewhirlewhirlwindwhirl windewind fetchefetch themthem backeback,
wln 1964 oror sinckesink themthem allall:
wln 1965TheyThey shalbeshall be startedstarted thencethence II doubtdoubt itit notnot.
wln 1966Prin.PrinceShallShall II notnot seesee thethe kingking mymy fatherfather yetyet?
wln 1967EdmundEdmund.VnhappieVnhappiesUnhappy EdwardEdward, chastechased fromfrom EnglandsEngland’s
wln 1968 boundsbounds.
wln 1969S.SirS. Ioh.Johnjoh.MadamMadam, whatwhat restethresteth, whywhy standstand yeye inin aa musemuse?
wln 1970Qu.QueenQu.II ruerue mymy lordslords illill fortunefortune, butbut alasalas,
wln 1971CareCare ofof mymy countriecountry caldcalled meme toto thisthis warrewar.
wln 1972Mort.MortimerMort.MadamMadam, hauehave donedone withwith carecare &and sadsad complainecomplain,
wln 1973YourYour kingking hathhath wrongdwronged youryour countriecountry andand himselfehimself,
wln 1974AndAnd wewe mustmust seekeseek toto rightright itit asas wewe maymay,
wln 1975Meane whilemeanwhile, hauehave hencehence thisthis rebellrebel toto thethe blockeblock,
wln 1976YourYour lordshiplordship cannotcannot priuiledgeprivilege youryour headhead.
wln 1977Spen.SpencerSpen. pa.paterpa.RebellRebel isis hehe thatthat fightsfights againstagainst hishis princeprince,
wln 1978SoSo foughtfought notnot theythey thatthat foughtfought inin EdwardsEdward’s rightright.
wln 1979Mort.MortimerMort.TakeTake himhim awayaway, hehe pratesprates, youyou RiceRice apap howellhowell,
wln 1980ShallShall dodo goodgood seruiceservice toto herher MaiestieMajesty,
wln 1981BeingBeing ofof countenancecountenance inin youryour countreycountry herehere,
wln 1982ToTo followfollow thesethese rebelliousrebellious runnagatesrunagates,
wln 1983WeWe inin meane whilemeanwhile madammadam, mustmust taketake aduiseadvice,
wln 1984HowHow BaldockeBaldock, SpencerSpencer, andand theirtheir complicescomplices,
wln 1985MayMay inin theirtheir fallfall bebe followedfollowed toto theirtheir endend.
wln 1986ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.
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wln 1987EnterEnter thethe AbbotAbbot, MonkesMonks, EdwardEdward, SpencerSpencer,
wln 1988andand BaldockeBaldock.

wln 1989AbbotAbbot.HaueHave youyou nono doubtdoubt mymy LordeLord, hauehave youyou nono
wln 1990 fearefear,
wln 1991AsAs silentsilent andand asas carefullcareful willwill wewe bebe,
wln 1992ToTo keepekeep youryour royallroyal personperson safesafe withwith vsus,
wln 1993FreeFree fromfrom suspectsuspect, andand fellfell inuasioninvasion
wln 1994OfOf suchsuch asas hauehave youryour maiestiemajesty inin chasechase,
wln 1995Your selfeyourself, andand thosethose youryour chosenchosen companiecompany,
wln 1996AsAs daungerdanger ofof thisthis stormiestormy timetime requiresrequires.
wln 1997Edwa.EdwardEdwa.FatherFather, thythy faceface shouldshould harborharbour nono deceitdeceit,
wln 1998OOh hadsthadst thouthou euerever beenebeen aa kingking, thythy hartheart
wln 1999PiercedPierced deeplydeeply withwith sencesense ofof mymy distressedistress,
wln 2000CouldCould notnot butbut taketake compassioncompassion ofof mymy statestate,
wln 2001StatelyStately andand proudproud, inin richesriches andand inin trainetrain,
wln 2002WhilomWhilom II waswas powerfullpowerful andand fullfull ofof pompepomp,
wln 2003ButBut whatwhat isis hehe, whomewhom rulerule andand emperieempery
wln 2004HaueHave notnot inin lifelife oror deathdeath mademade miserablemiserable?
wln 2005ComeCome SpencerSpencer, comecome BaldockeBaldock, comecome sitsit downedown byby meme,
wln 2006MakeMake trialltrial nownow ofof thatthat philosophiephilosophy,
wln 2007ThatThat inin ourour famousfamous nurseriesnurseries ofof artesarts
wln 2008ThouThou suckedstsuckedst fromfrom PlatoPlato, andand fromfrom AristotleAristotle.
wln 2009FatherFather, thisthis lifelife contemplatiuecontemplative isis heauenheaven,
wln 2010OOOh thatthat II mightmight thisthis lifelife inin quietquiet leadlead,
wln 2011ButBut wewe alasalas areare chastechasedchaste, andand youyou mymy friendsfriends,
wln 2012YourYour liueslives andand mymy dishonordishonour theythey pursuepursue
wln 2013YetYet gentlegentle monkesmonks, forfor treasuretreasure, goldegold nornor feefee,
wln 2014DoDo youyou betraybetray vsus andand ourour companiecompany.
wln 2015MonksMonks.YourYour gracegrace maymay sitsit securesecure, ifif nonenone butbut weewe
wln 2016 doedo wotwot ofof youryour abodeabode.
wln 2017Spen.SpencerSpen.NotNot oneone aliuealive, butbut shrewdlyshrewdly II suspectsuspect,
wln 2018AA gloomiegloomy fellowfellow inin aa meademead belowebelow,
wln 2019A’A’a gauegave aa longlong lookelook afterafter vsus mymy lordlord,
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wln 2020AndAnd allall thethe landland II knowknow isis vpup inin armesarms,
wln 2021ArmesArms thatthat pursuepursue ourour liueslives withwith deadlydeadly hatehate.
wln 2022Bald.BaldockBald.WeWe werewere imbarktembarked forfor IrelandIreland, wretchedwretched wewe,
wln 2023WithWith awkwardawkward windeswinds, andand soresore tempeststempests driuendriven
wln 2024ToTo fallfall onon shoareshore, andand herehere toto pinepine inin fearefear
wln 2025OfOf MortimerMortimer andand hishis confederatesconfederates.
wln 2026Edw.EdwardEdw.MortimerMortimer, whowho talkestalks ofof MortimerMortimer,
wln 2027WhoWho woundswounds meme withwith thethe namename ofof MortimerMortimer
wln 2028ThatThat bloudybloody manman? goodgood fatherfather onon thythy laplap
wln 2029LayLay II thisthis headhead, ladenladen withwith micklemickle carecare,
wln 2030OOOh mightmight II neuernever openopen thesethese eyeseyes againeagain,
wln 2031NeuerNever againeagain liftlift vpup thisthis droopingdrooping headhead,
wln 2032OOOh neuernever moremore liftlift vpup thisthis dyingdying hartheart!
wln 2033Spen.SpencerSpen. sonson.LookeLook vpup mymy lordlord. BaldockBaldock, thisthis drowsinesdrowsiness
wln 2034BetidesBetides nono goodgood, herehere eueneven wewe areare betraiedbetrayed.

wln 2035EnterEnter withwith WelchWelsh hookeshooks, RiceRice vpapup HowellHowell, aa MowerMower,
wln 2036andand thethe EarleEarl ofof LeicesterLeicester.

wln 2037MowerMower.VponUpon mymy lifelife, thosethose bebe thethe menmen yeye see[*]seeseeksee
wln 2038RiceRice.FellowFellow enoughenough, mymy lordlord II praypray bebe shortshort,
wln 2039AA fairefair commissioncommission warrantswarrants whatwhat wewe dodo.
wln 2040Lei.LeicesterLei.TheThe QueenesQueen’squeen’s commissioncommission, vrgdurged byby MortimerMortimer,
wln 2041WhatWhat cannotcannot gallantgallant MortimerMortimer withwith thethe QueeneQueen?
wln 2042AlasAlas, seesee wherewhere hehe sitssits, andand hopeshopes vnseeneunseen,
wln 2043T’escapeT’escape theirtheir handshands thatthat seekeseek toto reauereave hishis lifelife:
wln 2044TooToo truetrue itit isis, quemquem diesdies viditvidit veniensveniens superbumsuperbum,
wln 2045HuncHunc diesdies viditvidit fugiensfugiens iacentemjacentemiacentem
.
wln 2046ButBut LeisterLeicesterLeister leaueleave toto growegrow soso passionatepassionate,
wln 2047SpencerSpencer andand BaldockeBaldock, byby nono otherother namesnames,
wln 2048II arrestarrest youyou ofof highhigh treasontreason herehere,
wln 2049StandStand notnot onon titlestitles, butbut obayobey th’arrestth’arrest,
wln 2050Tis’Tis inin thethe namename ofof IsabellIsabell thethe QueeneQueen:
wln 2051MyMy lordlord, whywhy droopedroop youyou thusthus?
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wln 2052Edw.EdwardEdw.OO dayday! thethe lastlast ofof allall mymy blissebliss onon earthearth;
wln 2053CenterCenterCentre ofof allall misfortunemisfortune. OO mymy starresstars!
wln 2054WhyWhy dodo youyou lowrelower vnkindlyunkindly onon aa kingking?
wln 2055ComesComes LeisterLeicesterLeister thenthen inin IsabellasIsabella’s namename,
wln 2056ToTo taketake mymy lifelife, mymy companiecompany fromfrom meme?
wln 2057HereHere manman, riprip vpup thisthis pantingpanting brestbreast ofof minemine,
wln 2058AndAnd taketake mymy heartheart, inin reskewrescue ofof mymy friendsfriends.
wln 2059RiceRice.AwayAway withwith themthem.
wln 2060Spen.SpencerSpen. iu.juniorItIt maymay bebe comecome theethee yetyet,
wln 2061ToTo letlet vsus taketake ourour farewellfarewell ofof hishis gracegrace.
wln 2062Abb.AbbotMyMy heartheart withwith pittiepity earnesearns toto seesee thisthis sightsight,
wln 2063AA kingking toto bearebear thesethese wordswords andand proudproud commaundscommands.
wln 2064Edw.EdwardEdw.SpencerSpencer, aaha sweetsweet SpencerSpencer, thusthus thenthen mustmust wewe partpart.
wln 2065Spen.SpencerSpen. iu.juniorWeWe mustmust mymy lordlord, soso willwill thethe angryangry heauensheavens.
wln 2066Edw.EdwardEdw.NayNay soso willwill hellhell, andand cruellcruel MortimerMortimer,
wln 2067TheThe gentlegentle heauensheavens hauehave notnot toto dodo inin thisthis.
wln 2068Bald.BaldockBald.MyMy lordlord, itit isis inin vainevain toto greeuegrieve oror stormestorm,
wln 2069HereHere humbliehumbly ofof youryour gracegrace wewe taketake ourour leauesleaves,
wln 2070O[**]OurOur lotslots areare castcast, II fearefear meme soso isis thinethine.
wln 2071Edwa.EdwardEdwa.InIn heauenheaven weewe maymay, inin earthearth neuernever shallshall weewe
wln 2072 meetemeet,
wln 2073AndAnd LeisterLeicesterLeister saysay, whatwhat shallshall becomebecome ofof vsus?
wln 2074Leist.LeicesterLeist.YourYour maiestiemajesty mustmust gogo toto KillingworthKillingworth.
wln 2075Edw.EdwardEdw.MustMust! tis’tis somwhatsomewhat hardhard, whenwhen kingskings mustmust gogo.
wln 2076Leist.LeicesterLeist.HereHere isis aa LitterLitter readieready forfor youryour gracegrace,
wln 2077ThatThat waiteswaits youryour pleasurepleasure, andand thethe dayday growesgrows oldold.
wln 2078RiceRice.AsAs goodgood bebe gongone, asas staystay andand bebe benightedbenighted.
wln 2079Edw.EdwardEdw.AA litterlitter hasthast thouthou, laylay meme inin aa hearsehearse,
wln 2080AndAnd toto thethe gatesgates ofof hellhell conuayconvey meme hencehence,
wln 2081LetLet PlutosPluto’s belsbells ringring outout mymy fatallfatal knellknell,
wln 2082AndAnd hagshags howlehowl forfor mymy deathdeath atat CharonsCharon’s shoreshore,
wln 2083ForFor friendsfriends hathhath EdwardEdward nonenone, butbut thesethese, andand thesethese,
wln 2084AndAnd thesethese mustmust diedie vnderunder aa tyrantstyrant’s swordsword.
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wln 2085RiceRice.MyMy lordlord, bebe goinggoing, carecare notnot forfor thesethese,
wln 2086ForFor wewe shallshall seesee themthem shortershorter byby thethe headsheads.
wln 2087Edw.EdwardEdw.WellWell, thatthat shalbeshall be, shalbeshall be: partpart wewe mustmust,
wln 2088SweeteSweet SpencerSpencer, gentlegentle BaldockeBaldock, partpart wewe mustmust,
wln 2089HenceHence fainedfeigned weedsweeds, vnfainedunfeigned areare mymy woeswoes,
wln 2090FatherFather, farewellfarewell: LeisterLeicesterLeister, thouthou staiststayest forfor meme,
wln 2091AndAnd gogo II mustmust, lifelife farewellfarewell withwith mymy friendsfriends.
wln 2092ExeuntExeunt EdwardEdward andand LeicesterLeicester.
wln 2093Spen.SpencerSpen. iu.juniorOO isis hehe gonegone! isis noblenoble EdwardEdward gonegone,
wln 2094PartedParted fromfrom hencehence, neuernever toto seesee vsus moremore,
wln 2095RentRent spheresphere ofof heauenheaven, andand fierfire forsakeforsake thythy orbeorb,
wln 2096EarthEarth meltmelt toto ayreair, gonegone isis mymy soueraignesovereign,
wln 2097GoneGone, gonegone alasalas, neuernever toto makemake returnereturn.
wln 2098Bald.BaldockBald.SpencerSpencer, II seesee ourour soulessouls areare fleetedfleeted hencehence,
wln 2099WeWe areare depriudedeprived thethe sun-shinesunshine ofof ourour lifelife,
wln 2100MakeMake forfor aa newnew lifelife manman, throwthrow vpup thythy eyeseyes,
wln 2101AndAnd hartheart andand handhand toto heauensheaven’s immortallimmortal thronethrone,
wln 2102PayPay naturesnature’s debtdebt withwith cheerefullcheerful countenancecountenance,
wln 2103ReduceReduce wewe allall ourour lessonslessons vntounto thisthis,
wln 2104ToTo diedie sweetsweet SpencerSpencer, thereforetherefore liuelive weewe allall,
wln 2105SpencerSpencer, allall liuelive toto diedie, andand riserise toto fallfall.
wln 2106RiceRice.ComeCome, comecome, keepekeep thesethese preachmentspreachments tilltill
wln 2107 youyou comecome toto thethe placeplace appointedappointed
wln 2108YouYou, andand suchsuch asas youyou areare, hauehave mademade wisewise workework inin
wln 2109 EnglandEngland.
wln 2110WillWill youryour LordshipsLordships awayaway?
wln 2111MowerMower.YourYour worshipworship II trusttrust willwill rememberremember meme?
wln 2112RiceRice.RememberRemember theethee fellowfellow? whatwhat elseelse,
wln 2113FollowFollow meme toto thethe townetown.

wln 2114EnterEnter thethe kingking, LeicesterLeicester, withwith aa BishopBishop
wln 2115forfor thethe crownecrown.

wln 2116Lei.LeicesterLei.BeBe patientpatient goodgood mymy lordlord, ceasecease toto lamentlament,
I2
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wln 2117ImagineImagine KillingworthKillingworth castellcastle werewere youryour courtcourt,
wln 2118AndAnd thatthat youyou laylay forfor pleasurepleasure herehere aa spacespace,
wln 2119NotNot ofof compulsioncompulsion oror neceissitienecessity.
wln 2120Edw.EdwardEdw.LeisterLeicesterLeister, ifif gentlegentle wordswords mightmight comfortcomfort meme,
wln 2121ThyThy speechesspeeches longlong agoeago hadhad easdeeased mymy sorrowessorrows,
wln 2122ForFor kindekind andand louingloving hasthast thouthou alwaiesalways beenebeen:
wln 2123TheThe greefesgriefs ofof priuateprivate menmen areare soonesoon allaydeallayed,
wln 2124ButBut notnot ofof kingskings, thethe forrestforest DeareDeerdeer beingbeing struckestruck
wln 2125RunnesRuns toto anan herbeherb thatthat closethcloseth vpup thethe woundswounds,
wln 2126ButBut whenwhen thethe imperiallimperial LionsLion’slion’s fleshflesh isis gordegored,
wln 2127HeHe rendsrends andand tearestears itit withwith hishis wrathfullwrathful pawepaw,
wln 2128HighlyHighly scorningscorning, thatthat thethe lowlylowly earthearth
wln 2129ShouldShould drinkedrink hishis bloudblood, mountsmounts vpup intointo thethe ayreair,
wln 2130AndAnd soso itit faresfares withwith meme, whosewhose dauntlessedauntless mindemind
wln 2131TheThe ambitiousambitious MortimerMortimer wouldwould seekeseek toto curbecurb,
wln 2132AndAnd thatthat vnnaturallunnatural QueeneQueen falsefalse IsabellIsabell,
wln 2133ThatThat thusthus hathhath pentpent andand mu’dmewed meme inin aa prisonprison,
wln 2134ForFor suchsuch outragiousoutrageous passionspassions cloyecloy mymy soulesoul,
wln 2135AsAs withwith thethe wingswings ofof rancorrancour andand disdainedisdain,
wln 2136FullFull oftenoften amam II sowringsoaringsouring vpup toto heauenheaven,
wln 2137ToTo plaineplain meme toto thethe godsgods againstagainst themthem bothboth:.
wln 2138ButBut whenwhen II callcall toto mindemind II amam aa kingking,
wln 2139Me thinkesMethinksmethinks II shouldshould reuengerevenge meme ofof thethe wrongeswrongs,
wln 2140ThatThat MortimerMortimer andand IsabellIsabell hauehave donedone.
wln 2141ButBut whatwhat areare kingskings, whenwhen regimentregiment isis gonegone,
wln 2142ButBut perfectperfect shadowesshadows inin aa sun-shinesunshine dayday?
wln 2143MyMy noblesnobles rulerule, II bearebear thethe namename ofof kingking,
wln 2144II wearewear thethe crownecrown, butbut amam controuldcontrolled byby themthem,
wln 2145ByBy MortimerMortimer, andand mymy vnconstantunconstant QueeneQueen,
wln 2146WhoWho spotsspots mymy nuptiallnuptial bedbed withwith infamieinfamy,
wln 2147WhilstWhilst II amam lodgdlodged withinwithin thisthis cauecave ofof carecare,
wln 2148WhereWhere sorrowsorrow atat mymy elbowelbow stillstill attendsattends,
wln 2149ToTo companiecompany mymy hartheart withwith sadsad lamentslaments,
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wln 2150ThatThat bleedesbleeds withinwithin meme forfor thisthis strangestrange exchangeexchange.
wln 2151ButBut telltell meme, mustmust II nownow resigneresign mymy crownecrown,
wln 2152ToTo makemake vsurpingusurping MortimerMortimer aa kingking?
wln 2153Bish.BishopYourYour gracegrace mistakesmistakes, itit isis forfor EnglandsEngland’s goodgood,
wln 2154AndAnd princelyprincely EdwardsEdward’s rightright wewe crauecrave thethe crownecrown.
wln 2155Edw.EdwardEdw.NoNo, tis’tis forfor MortimerMortimer, notnot EdwardsEdward’s headhead,
wln 2156ForFor heeshe’s aa lambelamb, encompassedencompassed byby WooluesWolves,
wln 2157WhichWhich inin aa momentmoment willwill abridgeabridge hishis lifelife:
wln 2158ButBut ifif proudproud MortimerMortimer dodo wearewear thisthis crownecrown,
wln 2159HeauensHeavens turneturn itit toto aa blazeblaze ofof quenchelessequenchless fierfire,
wln 2160OrOr likelike thethe snakiesnaky wreathewreath ofof TisiphonTisiphon,
wln 2161EngirtEngirt thethe templestemples ofof hishis hatefullhateful headhead,
wln 2162SoSo shallshall notnot EnglandsEngland’s VinesVines bebe perishedperished,
wln 2163ButBut EdwardsEdward’s namename suruiuessurvives, thoughthough EdwardEdward diesdies.
wln 2164Lei.LeicesterLei.MyMy lordlord, whywhy wastewaste youyou thusthus thethe timetime awayaway,
wln 2165TheyThey staystay youryour answeranswer, willwill youyou yeeldyield youryour crownecrown?
wln 2166Edw.EdwardEdw.AhAh LeisterLeicesterLeister, wayway, howhow hardlyhardly II cancan brookebrook
wln 2167ToTo looselose mymy crownecrown andand kingdomekingdom, withoutwithout causecause,
wln 2168ToTo giuegive ambitiousambitious MortimerMortimer mymy rightright,
wln 2169ThatThat likelike aa mountainemountain ouerwhelmesoverwhelms mymy blissebliss.
wln 2170InIn whichwhich extreameextreme mymy mindemind herehere murtheredmurdered isis:
wln 2171ButBut whatwhat thethe heauensheavens appointappoint, II mustmust obayeobey,
wln 2172HereHere, taketake mymy crownecrown, thethe lifelife ofof EdwardEdward tootoo,
wln 2173TwoTwo kingskings inin EnglandEngland cannotcannot raignereign atat onceonce:
wln 2174ButBut staystay aa whilewhile, letlet meme bebe kingking tilltill nightnight,
wln 2175ThatThat II maymay gazegaze vponupon thisthis glitteringglittering crownecrown,
wln 2176SoSo shallshall mymy eyeseyes receiuereceive theirtheir lastlast contentcontent,
wln 2177MyMy headhead, thethe latestlatest honorhonour dewduedew toto itit,
wln 2178AndAnd ioyntlyjointly bothboth yeeldyield vpup theirtheir wishedwished rightright.
wln 2179ContinueContinue euerever thouthou celestiallcelestial sunnesun,
wln 2180LetLet neuernever silentsilent nightnight possessepossess thisthis climeclime,
wln 2181StandStand stillstill youyou watcheswatches ofof thethe elementelement,
wln 2182AllAll timestimes andand seasonsseasons restrest youyou atat aa staystay,
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wln 2183ThatThat EdwardEdward maymay bebe stillstill fairefair EnglandsEngland’s kingking:
wln 2184ButBut dayesday’sdays brightbright beamesbeams doothdoth vanishvanish fastfast awayaway,
wln 2185AndAnd needesneeds II mustmust resigneresign mymy wishedwished crownecrown,
wln 2186InhumaineInInhumanIn humainehuman creaturescreatures, nurstnursed withwith TigersTiger’stiger’s milkemilk,
wln 2187WhyWhy gapegape youyou forfor youryour soueraignessovereign’s ouerthrowoverthrow?
wln 2188MyMy diademdiadem II meanemean, andand guiltlesseguiltless lifelife,
wln 2189SeeSee monstersmonsters seesee, ileI’ll wearewear mymy crownecrown againeagain,
wln 2190WhatWhat, fearefear youyou notnot thethe furiefury ofof youryour kingking?
wln 2191ButBut haplessehapless EdwardEdward, thouthou artart fondlyfondly ledled,
wln 2192TheyThey passepass notnot forfor thythy frownesfrowns asas latelate theythey diddid,
wln 2193ButBut seekesseeks toto makemake aa newnew electedelected kingking,
wln 2194WhichWhich filsfills mymy mindmind withwith strangestrange despairingdespairing thoughtsthoughts,
wln 2195WhichWhich thoughtsthoughts areare martyredmartyred withwith endlesendless tormentstorments.
wln 2196AndAnd inin thisthis tormenttorment, comfortcomfort findefind II nonenone,
wln 2197ButBut thatthat II feelefeel thethe crownecrown vponupon mymy headhead,
wln 2198AndAnd thereforetherefore letlet meme wearewear itit yetyet aa whilewhile.
wln 2199Tru.TrussellTru.MyMy LordeLord, thethe parlementparliament mustmust hauehave presentpresent
wln 2200 newesnews,
wln 2201AndAnd thereforetherefore saysay, willwill youyou resigneresign oror nono.
wln 2202TheThe kingking ragethrageth.
wln 2203Edw.EdwardEdw.IleI’ll notnot resigneresign, butbut whilstwhilst II liuelive,
wln 2204TraitorsTraitors bebe gongone, andand ioinejoin youyou withwith MortimerMortimer,
wln 2205ElectElect, conspireconspire, installinstall, dodo whatwhat youyou willwill,
wln 2206TheirTheir bloudblood andand yoursyours shallshall sealeseal thesethese treacheriestreacheries.
wln 2207Bish.BishopThisThis answeranswer weelewe’ll returnereturn, andand soso farewellfarewell.
wln 2208Leist.LeicesterLeist.CallCall themthem againeagain mymy lordelord, andand speakespeak themthem
wln 2209 fairefair,
wln 2210ForFor ifif theythey goego, thethe princeprince shallshall loselose hishis rightright.
wln 2211EdwardEdward.CallCall thouthou themthem backback, II hauehave nono powerpower toto
wln 2212 speakespeak.
wln 2213Lei.LeicesterLei.MyMy lordlord, thethe kingking isis willingwilling toto resigneresign.
wln 2214Bish.BishopIfIf hehe bebe notnot, letlet himhim choosechoose.
wln 2215Edw.EdwardEdw.OO wouldwould II mightmight, butbut heauensheavens &and earthearth conspireconspire
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wln 2216ToTo makemake meme miserablemiserable: heerehere receiuereceive mymy crownecrown,
wln 2217ReceiueReceive itit? nono, thesethese innocentinnocent handshands ofof minemine
wln 2218ShallShall notnot bebe guiltieguilty ofof soso foulefoul aa crimecrime,
wln 2219HeHe ofof youyou allall thatthat mostmost desiresdesires mymy bloudblood,
wln 2220AndAnd willwill bebe calledcalled thethe murtherermurderer ofof aa kingking,
wln 2221TakeTake itit: whatwhat areare youyou mooudemoved, pitiepity youyou meme?
wln 2222ThenThen sendsend forfor vnrelentingunrelenting MortimerMortimer
wln 2223AndAnd IsabellIsabell, whosewhose eyeseyes beenebeen turndturned toto steelesteel,
wln 2224WillWill soonersooner sparklesparkle firefire thenthen shedshed aa tearetear:
wln 2225YetYet staystay, forfor ratherrather thenthan II willwill lookelook onon themthem,
wln 2226HeereHere, heerehere: nownow sweetesweet GodGod ofof heauenheaven,
wln 2227MakeMake meme despisedespise thisthis transitorietransitory pompepomp,
wln 2228AndAnd sitsit forfor ayeaye inthronizedenthronized inin heauenheaven,
wln 2229ComeCome deathdeath, andand withwith thythy fingersfingers closeclose mymy eyeseyes,
wln 2230OrOr ifif II liuelive, letlet meme forgetforget my selfemyself.

wln 2231EnterEnter BartleyBartley.
wln 2232BartleyBartley.MyMy lordelord.
wln 2233Edw.EdwardEdw.CallCall meme notnot lordelord,
wln 2234AwayAway, outout ofof mymy sightsight, ahah pardonpardon meme,
wln 2235GreefeGrief makesmakes meme lunaticklunatic,
wln 2236LetLet notnot thatthat MortimerMortimer protectprotect mymy sonneson,
wln 2237MoreMore safetiesafety isis therethere inin aa TigersTiger’stiger’s iawesjaws,
wln 2238ThisThis hishis imbrasementsembracements, bearebear thisthis toto thethe queenequeen,
wln 2239WetWet withwith mymy tearestears, andand drieddried againeagain withwith sighessighs,
wln 2240IfIf withwith thethe sightsight thereofthereof sheshe bebe notnot moouedmoved,
wln 2241ReturneReturn itit backeback andand dipdip itit inin mymy bloudblood,
wln 2242CommendCommend meme toto mymy sonneson, andand bidbid himhim rulerule
wln 2243BetterBetter thenthan II, yetyet howhow hauehave II transgresttransgressed,
wln 2244VnlesseUnless itit bebe withwith tootoo muchmuch clemencieclemency?
wln 2245Tru.TrussellTru.AndAnd thusthus, mostmost humblyhumbly dodo wewe taketake ourour leaueleave.
wln 2246EdwardEdward.FarewellFarewell, II knowknow thethe nextnext newesnews thatthat theythey
wln 2247 bringbring,
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wln 2248WillWill bebe mymy deathdeath, andand welcomewelcome shallshall itit bebe,
wln 2249ToTo wretchedwretched menmen deathdeath isis felicitiefelicity.
wln 2250Leist.LeicesterLeist.An otherAnotheranother poastpost, whatwhat newesnews bringesbrings hehe?
wln 2251Edw.EdwardEdw.SuchSuch newesnews asas II expectexpect, comecome BartleyBartley, comecome,
wln 2252AndAnd telltell thythy messagemessage toto mymy nakednaked brestbreast.
wln 2253Bart.BartleyBart.MyMy lordlord, thinkethink notnot aa thoughtthought soso villanousvillainous
wln 2254CanCan harborharbour inin aa manman ofof noblenoble birthbirth.
wln 2255ToTo dodo youryour highneshighnesshighness’ seruiceservice andand deuoiredevoir,
wln 2256AndAnd sauesave youyou fromfrom youryour foesfoes, BartleyBartley wouldwould diedie.
wln 2257Leist.LeicesterLeist.MyMy lordelord, thethe counsellcounsel ofof thethe QueeneQueen com-commaundscom∣maundscommands
wln 2258maundscommands,
wln 2259ThatThat II resigneresign mymy chargecharge.
wln 2260Edw.EdwardEdw.AndAnd whowho mustmust keepekeep meeme nownow, mustmust youyou mymy
wln 2261 lordelord?
wln 2262Bart.BartleyBart.IAyay, mymy mostmost gratiousgracious lordlord, soso tis’tis decreeddecreed.
wln 2263Edw.EdwardEdw.ByBy MortimerMortimer, whosewhose namename isis writtenwritten herehere,
wln 2264WellWell maymay II rentrent hishis namename, thatthat rendsrends mymy hartheart,
wln 2265ThisThis poorepoor reuengerevenge hathhath somethingsomething easdeased mymy mindemind,
wln 2266SoSo maymay hishis limmeslimbs bebe tornetorn, asas isis thisthis paperpaper,
wln 2267HeareHear meme immortallimmortal IoueloueJovelove, andand grauntgrant itit tootoo.
wln 2268Bart.BartleyBart.YourYour gracegrace mustmust hencehence withwith meeme toto BartleyBartley
wln 2269 straightstraight.
wln 2270Edw.EdwardEdw.WhetherWhitherWhether youyou willwill, allall placesplaces areare alikealike,
wln 2271AndAnd eueryevery earthearth isis fitfit forfor buriallburial.
wln 2272Leist.LeicesterLeist.FauorFavour himhim mymy lordlord, asas muchmuch asas liethlieth inin youyou.
wln 2273Bart.BartleyBart.Eueneven soso betidebetide mymy soulesoul asas II vseuse himhim.
wln 2274Edw.EdwardEdw.MineMine enemieenemy hathhath pitiedpitied mymy estateestate,
wln 2275AndAnd thatsthat’s thethe causecause thatthat II amam nownow remoouderemoved.
wln 2276BartleyBartley.AndAnd thinkesthinks youryour gracegrace thatthat BartleyBartley willwill beebe
wln 2277 cruellcruel?
wln 2278Edw.EdwardEdw.II knowknow notnot, butbut ofof thisthis amam II assuredassured,
wln 2279ThatThat deathdeath endsends allall, andand II cancan diedie butbut onceonce,
wln 2280LeicesterLeicester, farewellfarewell.
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wln 2281LeicesterLeicester.NotNot yetyet mymy lordelord, ileI’ll bearebear youyou onon youryour
wln 2282 wayeway.
wln 2283ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.

wln 2284EnterEnter MortimerMortimer, andand QueeneQueen
wln 2285IsabellIsabell.


wln 2286Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorFaireFair IsabellIsabell, nownow hauehave wewe ourour desiredesire,
wln 2287TheThe proudproud corrupterscorrupters ofof thethe light-braindelight-brained kingking,
wln 2288HaueHave donedone theirtheir homagehomage toto thethe loftielostielofty gallowesgallows,
wln 2289AndAnd hehe himselfehimself lieslies inin captiuitiecaptivity,
wln 2290BeBe rulderuled byby meme, andand wewe willwill rulerule thethe realmerealm,
wln 2291InIn anyany casecase, taketake heedheed ofof childishchildish fearefear,
wln 2292ForFor nownow wewe houldhold anan oldold WolfeWolf byby thethe earesears,
wln 2293ThatThat ifif hehe slipflipslipflip willwill seazeseize vponupon vsus bothboth,
wln 2294AndAnd gripegripgripe thethe sorersorer beingbeing griptgripped himselfehimself,
wln 2295ThinkeThink thereforetherefore madammadam thatthat importsimports asas muchmuch,
wln 2296ToTo erecterect youryour sonneson withallwithal thethe speedspeed wewe maymay,
wln 2297AndAnd thatthat II bebe protectorprotector ouerover himhim,
wln 2298ForFor ourour behoofebehoof willwill bearebear thethe greatergreater swaysway
wln 2299When asWhenaswhenas aa kingsking’s namename shallshall bebe vnderunder writwrit.
wln 2300Qu.QueenQu.SweetSweet MortimerMortimer, thethe lifelife ofof IsabellIsabell,
wln 2301BeBe thouthou perswadedpersuaded, thatthat II louelove theethee wellwell,
wln 2302AndAnd thereforetherefore soso thethe princeprince mymy sonneson bebe safesafe,
wln 2303WhomeWhom II esteemeesteem asas dearedear asas thesethese minemine eyeseyes,
wln 2304ConcludeConclude againstagainst hishis fatherfather whatwhat thouthou wiltwilt,
wln 2305AndAnd II my selfemyself willwill willingliewillingly subscribesubscribe.
wln 2306Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorFirstFirst wouldwould II hearehear newesnews thatthat heehe werewere
wln 2307 deposdedeposed,
wln 2308AndAnd thenthen letlet meme alonealone toto handlehandle himhim.

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wln 2309EnterEnter MessengerMessenger.

wln 2310Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorLettersLetters, fromfrom whencewhence?
wln 2311Messen.MessengerFromFrom KillingworthKillingKillingworthKilling worthworth mymy lordelord.
wln 2312Qu.QueenQu.HowHow faresfares mymy lordlord thethe kingking?
wln 2313Messen.MessengerInIn healthhealth madammadam, butbut fullfull ofof pensiuenespensiveness.
wln 2314QueeneQueen.AlasAlas poorepoor soulesoul, wouldwould II couldcould easeease hishis
wln 2315 greefegrief,
wln 2316ThankesThanks gentlegentle WinchesterWinchester, sirrasirrah, bebe gongone.
wln 2317WinchesterWinchester.TheThe kingking hathhath willinglywillingly resignderesigned hishis
wln 2318 crownecrown.
wln 2319Qu.QueenQu.OO happiehappy newesnews, sendsend forfor thethe princeprince mymy sonneson.
wln 2320Bish.BishopFurtherFurther, oror thisthis letterletter waswas sealedsealed, LordLord BartleyBartley
wln 2321 camecame,
wln 2322SoSo thatthat hehe nownow isis gonegone fromfrom KillingworthKillingworth,
wln 2323AndAnd wewe hauehave heardheard thatthat EdmundEdmund laidlaid aa plotplot,
wln 2324ToTo setset hishis brotherbrother freefree, nono moremore butbut soso,
wln 2325TheThe lordlord ofof BartleyBartley isis soso pitifullpitiful,
wln 2326AsAs LeicesterLeicester thatthat hadhad chargecharge ofof himhim beforebefore.
wln 2327Qu.QueenQu.ThenThen letlet somesome otherother bebe hishis guardianguardian.
wln 2328Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorLetLet meme alonealone, herehere isis thethe priuieprivy sealeseal,
wln 2329WhoseWho’swho’s therethere, callcall hitherhither GurneyGurney andand MatreuisMatrevis,
wln 2330ToTo dashdash thethe heauieheavy headedheaded EdmundsEdmund’s driftdrift,
wln 2331BartleyBartley shallshall bebe dischargddischarged, thethe kingking remoouderemoved,
wln 2332AndAnd nonenone butbut wewe shallshall knowknow wherewhere hehe liethlieth.
wln 2333Qu.QueenQu.ButBut MortimerMortimer, asas longlong asas hehe suruiuessurvives
wln 2334WhatWhat safetiesafety restsrests forfor vsus, oror forfor mymy sonneson?
wln 2335Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorSpeakeSpeak, shallshall hehe presentlypresently bebe dispatch’ddispatched
wln 2336 andand diedie?
wln 2337QueeneQueen.II wouldwould heehe werewere, soso itit werewere notnot byby mymy
wln 2338 meanesmeans.
Enter

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wln 2339EnterEnter MatreuisMatrevis andand GurneyGurueyGurney.

wln 2340Mortim.MortimerMortim. iu.juniorInoughEnough MatreuisMatrevis, writewrite aa letterletter pre-presentlypre∣sentlypresently
wln 2341sentlypresently
wln 2342VntoUnto thethe LordLord ofof BartleyBartley fromfrom our selfeourself,
wln 2343ThatThat hehe resigneresign thethe kingking toto theethee andand GurneyGurney,
wln 2344AndAnd whenwhen tis’tis donedone, wewe willwill subscribesubscribe ourour namename.
wln 2345Matr.MatrevisMatr.ItIt shallshall bebe donedone mymy lordlord.
wln 2346Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorGurneyGurney.
wln 2347Gurn.GurneyGurn.MyMy LordeLord.
wln 2348Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorAsAs thouthou intendestintendest toto riserise byby MortimerMortimer,
wln 2349WhoWho nownow makesmakes FortunesFortune’s wheelewheel turneturn asas hehe pleaseplease,
wln 2350SeekeSeek allall thethe meanesmeans thouthou canstcanst toto makemake himhim droopedroop,
wln 2351AndAnd neitherneither giuegive himhim kindekind wordword, nornor goodgood lookelook.
wln 2352Gurn.GurneyGurn.II warrantwarrant youyou mymy lordlord.
wln 2353Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorAndAnd thisthis aboueabove thethe restrest, becausebecause wewe hearehear
wln 2354ThatThat EdmundEdmund castscasts toto workework hishis libertieliberty,
wln 2355RemooueRemove himhim stillstill fromfrom placeplace toto placeplace byby nightnight,
wln 2356AndAnd atat thethe lastlast, hehe comecome toto KillingworthKillingworth,
wln 2357AndAnd thenthen fromfrom thencethence toto BartleyBartley backback againeagain:
wln 2358AndAnd byby thethe wayway toto makemake himhim fretfret thethe moremore,
wln 2359SpeakeSpeak curstliecurstly toto himhim, andand inin anyany casecase
wln 2360LetLet nono manman comfortcomfort himhim, ifif hehe chauncechance toto weepeweep,
wln 2361ButBut amplifieamplify hishis greefegrief withwith bitterbitter wordswords.
wln 2362Matre.MatrevisMatre.FeareFear notnot mymy LordLord, weelewe’ll dodo asas youyou com-commaundcom∣maundcommand
wln 2363maundcommand.
wln 2364Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorSoSo nownow awayaway, postpost thither wardsthitherthitherwardsthither wardswards amaineamain.
wln 2365Qu.QueenQu.WhitherWhither goesgoes thisthis letterletter, toto mymy lordlord thethe kingking?
wln 2366CommendCommend meme humbliehumbly toto hishis MaiestieMajesty,
wln 2367AndAnd telltell himhim, thatthat II labourlabour allall inin vainevain,
wln 2368ToTo easeease hishis greefegrief, andand workework hishis libertieliberty:
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wln 2369AndAnd bearebear himhim thisthis, asas witnessewitness ofof mymy louelove.
wln 2370Matre.MatrevisMatre.II willwill madammadam.

wln 2371ExeuntExeunt MatreuisMatrevis andand GurneyGurney.

wln 2372ManentManent IsabellIsabell andand MortimerMortimer.


wln 2373EnterEnter thethe yongyoung PrincePrince, andand thethe EarleEarl ofof KentKent
wln 2374talkingtalking withwith himhim.


wln 2375Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorFinelyFinely dissembleddissembled, dodo soso stillstill sweetsweet QueeneQueen,
wln 2376HeereHere comescomes thethe yongyoung princeprince, withwith thethe EarleEarl ofof KentKent.
wln 2377Qu.QueenQu.Some thingSomeSomethingSome thingthing hehe whisperswhispers inin hishis childishchildish earesears.
wln 2378Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorIfIf hehe hauehave suchsuch accesseaccess vntounto thethe princeprince,
wln 2379OurOur plotsplots andand stratagemsstratagems willwill soonesoon bebe dashtdashed.
wln 2380QueenQueen.VseUse EdmundEdmund friendlyfriendly, asas ifif allall werewere wellwell.
wln 2381Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorHowHow faresfares mymy honorablehonourable lordlord ofof KentKent?
wln 2382Edmun.EdmundEdmun.InIn healthhealth sweetesweet MortimerMortimer, howhow faresfares youryour
wln 2383 gracegrace.
wln 2384QueeneQueen.WellWell, ifif mymy LordeLord youryour brotherbrother werewere en-enlargdeen∣largdeenlarged
wln 2385largdeenlarged.
wln 2386Edm.EdmundEdm.II hearehear ofof latelate hehe hathhath deposdedeposed himselfehimself.
wln 2387QueenQueen.TheThe moremore mymy greefegrief.
wln 2388Mortim.MortimerMortim. iu.juniorAndAnd minemine.
wln 2389Edmun.EdmundEdmun.AhAh theythey dodo dissembledissemble.
wln 2390QueenQueen.SweeteSweet sonneson comecome hitherhither, II mustmust talketalk withwith
wln 2391 theethee.
wln 2392Mortim.MortimerMortim. iu.juniorThouThou beingbeing hishis vnckleuncle, andand thethe nextnext ofof
wln 2393 bloudblood,
wln 2394DoeDo lookelook toto bebe protectorprotector ouerover thethe princeprince.
wln 2395Edm.EdmundEdm.NotNot II mymy lordlord: whowho shouldshould protectprotect thethe sonneson,
wln 2396ButBut sheshe thatthat gauegave himhim lifelife, II meanemean thethe QueeneQueen?
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wln 2397Prin.PrinceMotherMother, perswadepersuade meme notnot toto wearewear thethe crownecrown,
wln 2398LetLet himhim bebe kingking, II amam tootoo yongyoung toto raignereign.
wln 2399QueeneQueen.ButBut beebe contentcontent, seeingseeing itit hishis highnessehighness’
wln 2400 pleasurepleasure.
wln 2401Prin.PrinceLetLet meme butbut seesee himhim firstfirst, andand thenthen II willwill.
wln 2402EdmundEdmund.IAyI dodo sweetesweet NephewNephew.
wln 2403Quee.QueenBrotherBrother, youyou knowknow itit isis impossibleimpossible.
wln 2404PrincePrince.WhyWhy, isis hehe deaddead?
wln 2405QueenQueen.NoNo, GodGod forbidforbid.
wln 2406Edmun.EdmundEdmun.II wouldwould thesethese wordeswords proceededproceeded fromfrom youryour
wln 2407 heartheart.
wln 2408Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorInconstantInconstant EdmundEdmund, doostdost thouthou fauorfavour himhim,
wln 2409ThatThat wastwast aa causecause ofof hishis imprisonmentimprisonment?
wln 2410Edm.EdmundEdm.TheThe moremore causecause hauehave II nownow toto makemake amendsamends.
wln 2411Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorII telltell theethee tis’tis notnot meetmeet, thatthat oneone soso falsefalse
wln 2412ShouldShould comecome aboutabout thethe personperson ofof aa princeprince,
wln 2413MyMy lordlord, hehe hathhath betraiedbetrayed thethe kingking hishis brotherbrother,
wln 2414AndAnd thereforetherefore trusttrust himhim notnot.
wln 2415PrincePrince.ButBut heehe repentsrepents, andand sorrowessorrows forfor itit nownow.
wln 2416QueenQueen.ComeCome sonneson, andand gogo withwith thisthis gentlegentle LordeLord
wln 2417 andand meme.
wln 2418Prin.PrinceWithWith youyou II willwill, butbut notnot withwith MortimerMortimer.
wln 2419Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorWhyWhy yonglingyoungling, s’dainstsodainst’sdain’stsodainst thouthou soso ofof MortimerMortimer?
wln 2420ThenThen II willwill carriecarry theethee byby forceforce awayaway.
wln 2421Prin.PrinceHelpeHelp vnckleuncle KentKent, MortimerMortimer willwill wrongwrong meme.
wln 2422Quee.QueenBrotherBrother EdmundEdmund, striuestrive notnot, wewe areare hishis friendsfriends,
wln 2423IsabellIsabell isis neerernearer thenthan thethe earleearl ofof KentKent.
wln 2424Edm.EdmundEdm.SisterSister, EdwardEdward isis mymy chargecharge, redeemeredeem himhim.
wln 2425QueenQueen.EdwardEdward isis mymy sonneson, andand II willwill keepekeep himhim.
wln 2426Edmu.EdmundEdmu.MortimerMortimer shallshall knowknow thatthat hehe hathhath wrongdwronged
wln 2427 meeme.
wln 2428HenceHence willwill II hastehaste toto KillingworthKillingworth castlecastle,
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wln 2429AndAnd rescuerescue agedaged EdwardEdward fromfrom hishis foesfoes,
wln 2430ToTo bebe reuengderevenged onon MortimerMortimer andand theethee.

wln 2431ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.


wln 2432EnterEnter MatreuisMatrevis andand GurneyGurney withwith
wln 2433thethe kingking.


wln 2434Matr.MatrevisMatr.MyMy lordlord, bebe notnot pensiuepensive, wewe areare youryour friendsfriends,
wln 2435MenMen areare ordaindordained toto liuelive inin miseriemisery,
wln 2436ThereforeTherefore comecome, dalliancedalliance dangerethdangereth ourour liueslives.
wln 2437Edw.EdwardEdw.FriendsFriends, whitherwhither mustmust vnhappieunhappy EdwardEdward gogo,
wln 2438WillWill hatefullhateful MortimerMortimer appointappoint nono restrest?
wln 2439MustMust II bebe vexedvexed likelike thethe nightlynightly birdebird,
wln 2440WhoseWhose sightsight isis loathsomeloathsome toto allall wingedwinged fowlesfowls?
wln 2441WhenWhen willwill thethe furiefury ofof hishis mindemind asswageassuage?
wln 2442WhenWhen willwill hishis hartheart bebe satisfiedsatisfied withwith bloudblood?
wln 2443IfIf minemine willwill serueserve, vnbowellunbowel straightstraight thisthis brestbreast,
wln 2444AndAnd giuegive mymy heartheart toto IsabellIsabell andand himhim,
wln 2445ItIt isis thethe chiefestchiefest markemark theythey leuelllevel atat.
wln 2446GurneyGurney.NotNot soso mymy liegeliege, thethe QueeneQueen hathhath giuengiven
wln 2447 thisthis chargecharge,
wln 2448ToTo keepekeep youryour gracegrace inin safetiesafety,
wln 2449YourYour passionspassions makemake youryour doloursdolours toto increaseincrease.
wln 2450Edw.EdwardEdw.ThisThis vsageusage makesmakes mymy miseriemisery increaseincrease.
wln 2451ButBut cancan mymy ayreair ofof lifelife continuecontinue longlong,
wln 2452WhenWhen allall mymy sencessenses areare annoyanoydeannoyed withwith stenchestench?
wln 2453WithinWithin aa dungeondungeon EnglandsEngland’s kingking isis keptkept,
wln 2454WhereWhere II amam staru’dstarved forfor wantwant ofof sustenancesustenance,
wln 2455MyMy dailydaily dietdiet, isis heartheart breakingbreaking sobssobs,
wln 2456ThatThat almostalmost rentsrends thethe closetcloset ofof mymy heartheart,
wln 2457ThusThus liueslives oldold EdwardEdward notnot relieu’drelieved byby anyany,
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of Edward the second.


wln 2458AndAnd soso mustmust diedie, thoughthough pitiedpitied byby manymany.
wln 2459OO waterwater gentlegentle friendsfriends toto coolecool mymy thirstthirst,
wln 2460AndAnd cleareclear mymy bodiebody fromfrom foulefoul excrementsexcrements.
wln 2461Matr.MatrevisMatr.HeeresHere’shere’s channellchannel waterwater, asas ourour chargecharge isis giuengiven,
wln 2462SitSit downedown, forfor weelewe’ll bebe BarbarsBarbersbarbers toto youryour gracegrace.
wln 2463Edw.EdwardEdw.TraitorsTraitors awayaway, whatwhat willwill youyou murthermurder meme,
wln 2464OrOr choakechoke youryour soueraignesovereign withwith puddlepuddle waterwater?
wln 2465Gurn.GurneyGurn.NoNo, butbut washwash youryour faceface, andand shaueshave awayaway youryour
wln 2466 beardbeard,
wln 2467LeastLestlest youyou bebe knowneknown, andand soso bebe rescuedrescued.
wln 2468Matr.MatrevisMatr.WhyWhy striuestrive youyou thusthus, youryour labourlabour isis inin vainevain?
wln 2469EdwardEdward.TheThe WrenneWren maymay striuestrive againstagainst thethe LionsLion’slion’s
wln 2470 strengthstrength.
wln 2471ButBut allall inin vainevain, soso vainelyvainly dodo II striuestrive,
wln 2472ToTo seekeseek forfor merciemercy atat aa tyrantstyrant’s handhand.
wln 2473TheyThey washwash himhim withwith puddlepuddle waterwater, andand
wln 2474shaueshave hishis beardbeard awayaway.

wln 2475ImmortallImmortal powerspowers, thatthat knowesknows thethe painfullpainful carescares,
wln 2476ThatThat waiteswaits vponupon mymy poorepoor distresseddistressed soulesoul,
wln 2477OOOh leuelllevel allall youryour lookeslooks vponupon thesethese daringdaring menmen,
wln 2478ThatThat wrongeswrongs theirtheir liegeliege andand soueraignesovereign, EnglandsEngland’s
wln 2479 kingking,
wln 2480OOOh GauestonGaveston, itit isis forfor theethee thatthat II amam wrongdwronged,
wln 2481ForFor meme, bothboth thouthou, andand bothboth thethe SpencersSpencers dieddied,
wln 2482AndAnd forfor youryour sakessakes, aa thousandthousand wrongeswrongs ileI’ll taketake,
wln 2483TheThe SpencersSpencers ghostesghosts, where euerwherever theythey remaineremain,
wln 2484WishWish wellwell toto minemine, thenthen tushtush forfor themthem ileI’ll diedie.
wln 2485Matr.MatrevisMatr.TwixtTwixt theirstheirs andand yoursyours, shallshall bebe nono enmitieenmity,
wln 2486ComeCome, comecome, awayaway, nownow putput thethe torchestorches outout,
wln 2487Weelewe’ll enterenter inin byby darkenesdarkness toto KillingworthKillingworth.
wln 2488EnterEnter EdmundEdmund.
wln 2489Gurn.GurneyGurn.HowHow nownow, whowho comescomes therethere?
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wln 2490Matr.MatrevisMatr.GuardeGuard thethe kingking suresure, itit isis thethe earleearl ofof KentKent.
wln 2491Edw.EdwardEdw.OO gentlegentle brotherbrother, helpehelp toto rescuerescue meme.
wln 2492Matr.MatrevisMatr.KeepeKeep themthem a sunderasunder, thrustthrust inin thethe kingking.
wln 2493Edm.EdmundEdm.SouldiersSoldierssoldiers, letlet meme butbut talketalk toto himhim oneone wordeword.
wln 2494Gur.GurneyGur.LayLay handshands vponupon thethe earleearl forfor thisthis assaultassault.
wln 2495Edmu.EdmundEdmu.LayLay downedown youryour weaponsweapons, traitorstraitors yeeldyield thethe
wln 2496 kingking.
wln 2497Matr.MatrevisMatr.EdmundEdmund, yeeldyield thouthou thy selfthyself, oror thouthou shaltshalt diedie.
wln 2498Edmu.EdmundEdmu.BaseBase villainesvillains, whereforewherefore doedo youyou gripegripgripe meeme
wln 2499 thusthus?
wln 2500GurneyGurney.BindeBind himhim, andand soso conueyconvey himhim toto thethe courtcourt.
wln 2501Edm.EdmundEdm.WhereWhere isis thethe courtcourt butbut heerehere, heerehere isis thethe kingking,
wln 2502AndAnd II willwill visitvisit himhim, whywhy staystay youyou meme?
wln 2503Matr.MatrevisMatr.TheThe courtcourt isis wherewhere lordlord MortimerMortimer remainesremains,
wln 2504ThitherThither shallshall youryour honourhonour gogo, andand soso farewellfarewell.
wln 2505ExeuntExeunt Matr.MatrevisMatr. andand GurneyGurney, withwith thethe kingking.
wln 2506ManentManent EdmundEdmund andand thethe souldierssoldiers.
wln 2507Edm.EdmundEdm.OO miserablemiserable isis thatthat commonwealecommonweal, wherewhere lordslords
wln 2508KeepeKeep courtscourts, andand kingskings areare locktlocked inin prisonprison!
wln 2509Sould.SoldierWhereforeWherefore staystay wewe? onon sirssirs toto thethe courtcourt.
wln 2510Edm.EdmundEdm.IAyay, loadload meme whetherwhitherwhether youyou willwill, eueneven toto mymy deathdeath,
wln 2511SeeingSeeing thatthat mymy brotherbrother cannotcannot bebe releastreleased.
wln 2512ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.


wln 2513EnterEnter MortimerMortimer alonealone.

wln 2514Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorTheThe kingking mustmust diedie, oror MortimerMortimer goesgoes downedown,
wln 2515TheThe commonscommons nownow beginbegin toto pitiepity himhim,
wln 2516YetYet hehe thatthat isis thethe causecause ofof EdwardsEdward’s deathdeath,
wln 2517IsIs suresure toto paypay forfor itit whenwhen hishis sonneson isis ofof ageage,
wln 2518AndAnd thereforetherefore willwill II dodo itit cunningliecunningly,
This

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of Edward the second.


wln 2519ThisThis letterletter writtenwritten byby aa friendfriend ofof oursours,
wln 2520ContainesContains hishis deathdeath, yetyet bidsbids themthem sauesave hishis lifelife.
wln 2521EdwardumEdwardum occidereoccidere nolitenolite timeretimere bonumbonum estest.
wln 2522FeareFear notnot toto killkill thethe kingking tis’tis goodgood hehe diediedies.
wln 2523ButBut readread itit thusthus, andand thatsthat’s an otheranother sencesense:
wln 2524EdwardumEdwardum occidereoccidere nolitenolite timeretimere bonumbonum estest.
wln 2525KillKill notnot thethe kingking tis’tis goodgood toto fearefear thethe worstworst.
wln 2526VnpointedUnpointed asas itit isis, thusthus shallshall itit goego,
wln 2527ThatThat beingbeing deaddead, ifif itit chauncechance toto bebe foundfound,
wln 2528MatreuisMatrevis andand thethe restrest maymay bearebear thethe blameblame,
wln 2529AndAnd wewe bebe quitquit thatthat causdecaused itit toto bebe donedone:
wln 2530WithinWithin thisthis roomeroom isis locktlocked thethe messengermessenger,
wln 2531ThatThat shallshall conueieconvey itit, andand performeperform thethe restrest,
wln 2532AndAnd byby aa secretsecret tokentoken thatthat hehe bearesbears,
wln 2533ShallShall hehe bebe murderedmurdered whenwhen thethe deeddeed isis donedone.
wln 2534LightbornLightborn, comecome forthforth, artart thouthou asas resoluteresolute asas thouthou wastwast?
wln 2535Light.LightborneLight.WhatWhat elseelse mymy lordlord? andand farrefar moremore resoluteresolute.
wln 2536Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorAndAnd hasthast thouthou castcast howhow toto accomplishaccomplish itit?
wln 2537Light.LightborneLight.IAyay, Iay, andand nonenone shallshall knowknow whichwhich wayway hehe dieddied.
wln 2538Mortim.MortimerMortim. iu.juniorButBut atat hishis lookeslooks LightborneLightborne thouthou wiltwilt
wln 2539 relentrelent.
wln 2540Light.LightborneLight.RelentRelent, haha, haha, II vseuse muchmuch toto relentrelent.
wln 2541Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorWellWell, dodo itit brauelybravely, andand bebe secretsecret.
wln 2542Light.LightborneLight.YouYou shallshall notnot needneed toto giuegive instructionsinstructions,
wln 2543Tis’Tis notnot thethe firstfirst timetime II hauehave killedkilled aa manman,
wln 2544II learndelearned inin NaplesNaples howhow toto poisonpoison flowersflowers,
wln 2545ToTo stranglestrangle withwith aa lawnelawn thrustthrust throughthrough thethe throtethroat,
wln 2546ToTo piercepierce thethe wind-pipewindpipe withwith aa needlesneedle’s pointpoint,
wln 2547OrOr whilstwhilst oneone isis a sleepeasleep, toto taketake aa quillquill
wln 2548AndAnd bloweblow aa littlelittle powderpowder inin hishis earesears,
wln 2549OrOr openopen hishis mouthmouth, andand powrepour quickquick siluersilver downedown,
wln 2550ButBut yetyet II hauehave aa brauerbraver wayway thenthan thesethese.
L
Mort.

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wln 2551Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorWhatswhat’s thatthat?
wln 2552Light.LightborneLight.NayNay, youyou shallshall pardonpardon meme, nonenone shallshall knoweknow
wln 2553 mymy trickestricks.
wln 2554Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorII carecare notnot howhow itit isis, soso itit bebe notnot spidespied,
wln 2555DeliuerDeliver thisthis toto GurneyGurney andand MatreuisMatrenisMatrevis,
wln 2556AtAt eueryevery tenten milesmiles’miles endend thouthou hasthast aa horsehorse.
wln 2557TakeTake thisthis, awayaway, andand neuernever seesee meme moremore.
wln 2558LightborneLightborne.NoNo.
wln 2559Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorNoNo, vnlesseunless thouthou bringbring meme newesnews ofof Ed-EdwardsEd∣wardsEdward’s
wln 2560wards
wln 2560deathdeath.
wln 2561Light.LightborneLight.ThatThat willwill II quickliequickly dodo, farewellfarewell mymy lordlord.
wln 2562Mor.MortimerMor.TheThe princeprince II rulerule, thethe queenequeen dodo II commaundcommand,
wln 2563AndAnd withwith aa lowlylowly congecongécongee toto thethe groundground,
wln 2564TheThe proudestproudest lordslords salutesalute meme asas II passepass,
wln 2565II sealeseal, II cancellcancel, II dodo whatwhat II willwill,
wln 2566FeardFeared amam II moremore thenthan lou’dloved, letlet meme bebe feardfeared,
wln 2567AndAnd whenwhen II frownefrown, makemake allall thethe courtcourt lookelook palepale,
wln 2568II viewview thethe princeprince withwith AristorchusAristarchus’ eyeseyes,
wln 2569WhoseWhose lookeslooks werewere asas aa breechingbreeching toto aa boyeboy,
wln 2570TheyThey thrustthrust vponupon meme thethe ProtectorshipProtectorship,
wln 2571AndAnd suesue toto meme forfor thatthat thatthat II desiredesire,
wln 2572WhileWhile atat thethe councellcouncil tabletable, grauegrave enoughenough,
wln 2573AndAnd notnot vnlikeunlike aa bashfullbashful paretainePuritan,
wln 2574FirstFirst II complainecomplain ofof imbecilitieimbecility,
wln 2575SayingSaying itit isis, onusonus quamquam grauissimumgravissimum,
wln 2576TillTill beingbeing interruptedinterrupted byby mymy friendsfriends,
wln 2577SuscepiSuscepi thatthat prouinciamprovinciam asas theythey termeterm itit,
wln 2578AndAnd toto concludeconclude, II amam ProtectorProtector nownow,
wln 2579NowNow isis allall suresure, thethe QueeneQueen andand MortimerMortimer
wln 2580ShallShall rulerule thethe realmerealm, thethe kingking, andand nonenone rulerule vsus,
wln 2581MineMine enemiesenemies willwill II plagueplague, mymy friendsfriends aduanceadvance,
wln 2582AndAnd whatwhat II listlist commaundcommand, whowho daredare controwlecontrol,
Maier

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of Edward the second


wln 2583MaiorMaior sumsum quamquam cuicvi possitpossit fortunafortuna nocerenocere,
wln 2584AndAnd thatthat thisthis bebe thethe coronationcoronation dayday,
wln 2585ItIt pleasethpleaseth meme, andand IsabellIsabell thethe QueeneQueen,
wln 2586TheThe trumpetstrumpets soundsound, II mustmust gogo taketake mymy placeplace.

wln 2587EnterEnter thethe yongyoung KingKing, BishopBishop, ChampionChampion,
wln 2588NoblesNobles, QueeneQueen.


wln 2589Bish.BishopLongLong liuelive kingking EdwardEdward, byby thethe gracegrace ofof GodGod
wln 2590KingKing ofof EnglandEngland, andand lordelord ofof IrelandIreland.
wln 2591Cham.ChamberlainCham.IfIf anyany ChristianChristian, HeathenHeathen, TurkeTurk, oror IewJewjew,
wln 2592DaresDares butbut affirmeaffirm, thatthat EdwardsEdward’s notnot truetrue kingking.
wln 2593AndAnd willwill auoucheavouch hishis sayingsaying withwith thethe swordesword,
wln 2594II amam thethe ChampionChampion thatthat willwill combatecombat himhim.
wln 2595Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorNoneNone comescomes, soundsound trumpetstrumpets.
wln 2596KingKing.ChampionChampion, heereshere’s toto theethee.
wln 2597Qu.QueenQu.LordLord MortimerMortimer, nownow taketake himhim toto youryour chargecharge.

wln 2598EnterEnter SouldiersSoldiers withwith thethe EarleEarl ofof
wln 2599KentKent prisonerprisoner.


wln 2600Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhatWhat traitortraitor hauehave weewe therethere withwith bladesblades
wln 2601 andand billesbills?
wln 2602Sould.SoldierEdmundEdmund thethe EarleEarl ofof KentKent.
wln 2603KingKing.WhatWhat hathhath hehe donedone?
wln 2604Sould.SoldierA’A’a wouldwould hauehave takentaken thethe kingking awayaway perforceperforce,
wln 2605AsAs wewe werewere bringingbringing himhim toto KillingworthKillingworth.
wln 2606MortimerMortimer. iu.juniorDidDid youyou attemptattempt hishis rescuerescue, EdmundEdmund
wln 2607 speakespeak?
wln 2608Edm.EdmundEdm.MortimerMortimer, II diddid, hehe isis ourour kingking,
wln 2609AndAnd thouthou compelstcompel’st thisthis princeprince toto wearewear thethe crownecrown.
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wln 2610Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorStrikeStrike offoff hishis headhead, hehe shallshall hauehave marshallmartial
wln 2611 lawelaw.
wln 2612Edm.EdmundEdm.StrikeStrike ofoffof mymy headhead, basebase traitortraitor II defiedefy theethee.
wln 2613KingKing.MyMy lordlord, hehe isis mymy vnckleuncle, andand shallshall liuelive.
wln 2614Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorMyMy lordlord, hehe isis youryour enemieenemy, andand shallshall diedie.
wln 2615EdmundEdmund.StaieStay villainesvillains.
wln 2616KingKing.SweeteSweet mothermother, ifif II cannotcannot pardonpardon himhim,
wln 2617IntreateEntreat mymy lordlord ProtectorProtector forfor hishis lifelife.
wln 2618Qu.QueenQu.SonneSon, bebe contentcontent, II daredare notnot speakespeak aa wordeword.
wln 2619KingKing.NorNor II, andand yetyet me thinkesmethinks II shouldshould commaundcommand,
wln 2620ButBut seeingseeing II cannotcannot, ileI’ll entreateentreat forfor himhim:
wln 2621MyMy lordlord, ifif youyou willwill letlet mymy vnckleuncle liuelive,
wln 2622II willwill requiterequite itit whenwhen II comecome toto ageage.
wln 2623Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorTis’Tis forfor youryour highnessehighness’ goodgood, andand forfor thethe
wln 2624 realmesrealm’srealms,
wln 2625HowHow oftenoften shallshall II bidbid youyou bearebear himhim hencehence?
wln 2626Edm.EdmundEdm.ArtArt thouthou kingking, mustmust II diedie atat thythy commaundcommand?
wln 2627Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorAtAt ourour commaundcommand, onceonce moremore awayaway withwith
wln 2628 himhim.
wln 2629Edm.EdmundEdm.LetLet meme butbut staystay andand speakespeak, II willwill notnot gogo,
wln 2630EitherEither mymy brotherbrother oror hishis sonneson isis kingking,
wln 2631AndAnd nonenone ofof bothboth, thenthen thirstthirst forfor EdmundsEdmund’s bloudblood,
wln 2632AndAnd thereforetherefore soldierssoldiers whetherwhither willwill youyou halehale meme?
wln 2633TheyThey halehale EdmundEdmund awayaway, andand cariecarry himhim
wln 2634toto bebe beheadedbeheaded.


wln 2635KingKing.WhatWhat safetiesafety maymay II lookelook forfor atat hishis handshands,
wln 2636IfIf thatthat mymy VnckleUncle shallshall bebe murtheredmurdered thusthus?
wln 2637QueenQueen.FeareFear notnot sweetesweet boyeboy, ileI’ll gardeguard theethee fromfrom
wln 2638 thythy foesfoes,
wln 2639HadHad EdmundEdmund liu’delived, hehe wouldwould hauehave soughtsought thythy deathdeath,
wln 2640ComeCome sonneson, weelewe’ll rideride aa huntinghunting inin thethe parkepark.
wln 2641KingKing.AndAnd shallshall mymy VnckleUncle EdmundEdmund rideride withwith vsus?
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wln 2642QueeneQueen.HeHe isis aa traitortraitor, thinkethink notnot onon himhim, comecome.

wln 2643ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.


wln 2644EnterEnter Matr.MatrevisMatr. andand GurneyGurney.

wln 2645Matr.MatrevisMatr.GurneyGurney, II wonderwonder thethe kingking diesdies notnot,
wln 2646BeingBeing inin aa vaultvault vpup toto thethe kneesknees inin waterwater,
wln 2647ToTo whichwhich thethe channelschannels ofof thethe castellcastle runnerun,
wln 2648FromFrom whencewhence aa dampedamp continuallycontinually arisethariseth,
wln 2649ThatThat werewere enoughenough toto poisonpoison anyany manman,
wln 2650MuchMuch moremore aa kingking broughtbrought vpup soso tenderlietenderly.
wln 2651Gurn.GurneyGurn.AndAnd soso dodo II, MatreuisMatrevis: yesternightyesternight
wln 2652II openedopened butbut thethe dooredoor toto throwthrow himhim meatemeat,
wln 2653AndAnd II waswas almostalmost stifeledstifled withwith thethe sauorsavour.
wln 2654Matr.MatrevisMatr.HeHe hathhath aa bodybody ableable toto endureendure,
wln 2655MoreMore thenthan wewe cancan enflictinflict, andand thereforetherefore nownow,
wln 2656LetLet vsus assaileassail hishis mindemind anotheranother whilewhile.
wln 2657Gurn.GurneyGurn.SendSend forfor himhim outout thencethence, andand II willwill angeranger himhim.
wln 2658Matr.MatrevisMatr.ButBut staystay, whosewho’s thisthis?

wln 2659EnterEnter LightborneLightborne.

wln 2660Light.LightborneLight.MyMy lordlord protectorprotector greetesgreets youyou.
wln 2661Gurn.GurneyGurn.WhatsWhat’swhat’s heerehere? II knowknow notnot howhow toto consterconstrue itit.
wln 2662Matr.MatrevisMatr.GurneyGurney, itit waswas leftleft vnpointedunpointed forfor thethe noncenonce,
wln 2663EdwardumEdwardum occidereoccidere nolitenolite timeretimere,
wln 2664ThatsThat’sthat’s hishis meaningmeaning.
wln 2665Light.LightborneLight.KnowKnow youyou thisthis tokentoken, II mustmust hauehave thethe kingking?
wln 2666Matr.MatrevisMatr.IAyI staystay aa whilewhile, thouthou shaltshalt hauehave answeranswer straightstraight.
wln 2667ThisThis villain’svillain’s sentsent toto makemake awayaway thethe kingking.
wln 2668GurneyGurney.II thoughtthought asas muchmuch.
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wln 2669Matr.MatrevisMatr.AndAnd whenwhen thethe murdersmurder’smurders donedone,
wln 2670SeeSee howhow hehe mustmust bebe handledhandled forfor hishis labourlabour,
wln 2671PereatPereat isteiste: letlet himhim hauehave thethe kingking,
wln 2672WhatWhat elseelse, heerehere isis thethe keyeskeys, thisthis isis thethe lakelake,
wln 2673DoeDo asas youyou areare commaundedcommanded byby mymy lordlord.
wln 2674Light.LightborneLight.II knowknow whatwhat II mustmust dodo, getget youyou awayaway,
wln 2675YetYet bebe notnot farrefar offoff, II shallshall needneed youryour helpehelp,
wln 2676SeeSee thatthat inin thethe nextnext roomeroom II hauehave aa fierfire,
wln 2677AndAnd getget meme aa spitspit, andand letlet itit bebe redred hotehot.
wln 2678Matre.MatrevisMatre.VeryVery wellwell.
wln 2679Gurn.GurneyGurn.NeedeNeed youyou anyany thingthing besidesbesides?
wln 2680Light.LightborneLight.WhatWhat elseelse, aa tabletable andand aa fetherbedfeatherbed.
wln 2681Gurn.GurneyGurn.ThatsThat’sthat’s allall.
wln 2682Light.LightborneLight.IAyay, Iay, soso whenwhen II callcall youyou, bringbring itit inin.
wln 2683Matre.MatrevisMatre.FeareFear notnot youyou thatthat.
wln 2684Gurn.GurneyGurn.Heereshere’s aa lightlight toto gogo intointo thethe dungeondungeon.
wln 2685Lightbor.LightborneLightbor.SoSo nownow mustmust II aboutabout thisthis gearegear, nerene’er waswas
wln 2686 therethere anyany
wln 2687SoSo finelyfinely handledhandled asas thisthis kingking shalbeshall be,
wln 2688FohFoh, heereshere’s aa placeplace inin deeddeed withwith allall mymy hartheart.
wln 2689EdwardEdward.VVhoseWho’swho’s therethere, whatwhat lightlight isis thatthat, where-whereforewhere∣forewhereforewherefore
wln 2690fore
wln 2690comescomes thouthou?
wln 2691Light.LightborneLight.ToTo comfortcomfort youyou, andand bringbring youyou ioyfulljoyful newesnews.
wln 2692EdwardEdward.SmallSmall comfortcomfort findesfinds poorepoor EdwardEdward inin thythy
wln 2693 lookeslooks,
wln 2694VillaineVillain, II knowknow thouthou comstcom’st toto murthermurder meme.
wln 2695Light.LightborneLight.ToTo murthermurder youyou mymy mostmost gratiousgracious lordelord,
wln 2696FarreFar isis itit fromfrom mymy hartheart toto dodo youyou harmeharm,
wln 2697TheThe QueeneQueen sentsent meme, toto seesee howhow youyou werewere vsedused,
wln 2698ForFor sheshe relentsrelents atat thisthis youryour miseriemisery.
wln 2699AndAnd whatwhat eyeseyes cancan refrainerefrain fromfrom sheddingshedding tearestears,
wln 2700ToTo seesee aa kingking inin thisthis mostmost pittiouspiteous statestate?
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wln 2701Edw.EdwardEdw.VVeepstWeepest thouthou alreadyalready, listlist aa whilewhile toto meme,
wln 2702AndAnd thenthen thythy heartheart, werewere itit asas GurneysGurney’sGurneys isis,
wln 2703OrOr asas MatreuisMatrevis, hewnehewn fromfrom thethe CaucasusCaucasus,
wln 2704YetYet willwill itit meltmelt, ereere II hauehave donedone mymy taletale,
wln 2705ThisThis dungeondungeon wherewhere theythey keepekeep meme, isis thethe sinckesink,
wln 2706WhereinWherein thethe filthefilth ofof allall thethe castellcastle fallesfalls.
wln 2707Light.LightborneLight.OO villainesvillains!
wln 2708Edw.EdwardEdw.AndAnd therethere inin miremire andand puddlepuddle hauehave II stoodstood,
wln 2709ThisThis tenten dayesdays’ spacespace, andand leastlestleast thatthat II shouldshould sleepesleep,
wln 2710OneOne plaiesplays continuallycontinually vponupon aa DrumDrum,
wln 2711TheyThey giuegive meme breadbread andand waterwater beingbeing aa kingking,
wln 2712SoSo thatthat forfor wantwant ofof sleepesleep andand sustenancesustenance,
wln 2713MyMy mindesmind’sminds distempereddistempered, andand mymy bodiesbody’sbodies numdenumbed,
wln 2714AndAnd whetherwhether II hauehave limmeslimbs oror nono, II knowknow notnot,
wln 2715OOOh wouldwould mymy bloudblood droptdropped outout fromfrom eueryevery vainevain,
wln 2716AsAs dothdoth thisthis waterwater fromfrom mymy tatteredtattered robesrobes:
wln 2717TellTell IsabellIsabell thethe QueeneQueen, II looktlooked notnot thusthus,
wln 2718VVhenWhen forfor herher sakesake II ranran atat tilttilt inin FraunceFrance,
wln 2719AndAnd therethere vnhorsteunhorsed thethe dukeduke ofof CleremontCleremont.
wln 2720Light.LightborneLight.OO speakespeak nono moremore mymy lordelord, thisthis breakesbreaks mymy
wln 2721 heartheart.
wln 2722LieLie onon thisthis bedbed, andand restrest your selfeyourself aa whilewhile,
wln 2723Edw.EdwardEdw.TheseThese lookeslooks ofof thinethine cancan harborharbour noughtnaught butbut
wln 2724 deathdeath.
wln 2725II seesee mymy tragedietragedy writtenwritten inin thythy browesbrows,
wln 2726YetYet staystay aa whilewhile, forbeareforbear thythy bloudiebloody handehand,
wln 2727AndAnd letlet meme seesee thethe strokestroke beforebefore itit comescomes,
wln 2728ThatThat andand eueneven thenthen whenwhen II shallshall loselose mymy lifelife,
wln 2729MyMy mindemind maymay bebe moremore stedfaststeadfast onon mymy GodGod.
wln 2730Light.LightborneLight.VVhatWhat meanesmeans youryour highnessehighness toto mistrustmistrust meme
wln 2731 thusthus?
wln 2732Edwa.EdwardEdwa.WhatWhat meanesmeans thouthou toto dissembledissemble withwith meme thusthus?
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wln 2733Light.LightborneLight.TheseThese handeshands werewere neuernever staindestained withwith inno-innocentinno∣centinnocentinnocent
wln 2734cent
wln 2734bloudblood,
wln 2735NorNor shallshall theythey nownow bebe taintedtainted withwith aa kingsking’s.
wln 2736EdwardEdward.ForgiueForgive mymy thoughtthought, forfor hauinghaving suchsuch aa
wln 2737 thoughtthought,
wln 2738OneOne iewelljewel hauehave II leftleft, receiuereceive thouthou thisthis,
wln 2739StillStill fearefear II, andand II knowknow notnot whatswhat’s thethe causecause,
wln 2740ButBut euerieevery iointejoint shakesshakes asas II giuegive itit theethee:
wln 2741OOOh ifif thouthou harborstharbour’st murthermurder inin thythy hartheart,
wln 2742LetLet thisthis giftgift changechange thythy mindemind, andand sauesave thythy soulesoul,
wln 2743KnowKnow thatthat II amam aa kingking, ohoho atat thatthat namename,
wln 2744II feelefeel aa hellhell ofof greefegrief, wherewhere isis mymy crownecrown?
wln 2745GoneGone, gonegone, andand doedo II remaineremain aliuealive?
wln 2746Light.LightborneLight.Youryou’reYour ouerwatchdeoueroverwatchedover watchdewatched mymy lordlord, lielie downedown andand restrest.
wln 2747Edw.EdwardEdw.ButBut thatthat greefegrief keepeskeeps meme wakingwaking, II shouldeshould
wln 2748 sleepesleep,
wln 2749ForFor notnot thesethese tenten daiesdays hauehave thesethese eyeseyeeyes’eye lidslids closdclosed,
wln 2750NowNow asas II speakespeak theythey fallfall, andand yetyet withwith fearefear
wln 2751OpenOpen againeagain, OOOh whereforewherefore sitssits thouthou heareherehear?
wln 2752Light.LightborneLight.IfIf youyou mistrustmistrust meme, ileI’ll bebe gongone mymy lordlord.
wln 2753Edw.EdwardEdw.NoNo, nono, forfor ifif thouthou meanstmeanst toto murthermurder meme,
wln 2754ThouThou wiltwilt returnereturn againeagain, andand thereforetherefore staystay.
wln 2755Light.LightborneLight.HeHe sleepessleeps.
wln 2756Edw.EdwardEdw.OO letlet meme notnot diedie, yetyet staystay, OOOh staystay aa whilewhile.
wln 2757Light.LightborneLight.HowHow nownow mymy LordeLord.
wln 2758Edw.EdwardEdw.SomethingSomething stillstill bussethbuzzethbusseth inin minemine earesears,
wln 2759AndAnd telstells meme, ifif II sleepesleep II neuernever wakewake,
wln 2760ThisThis fearefear isis thatthat whichwhich makesmakes meme trembletremble thusthus,
wln 2761AndAnd thereforetherefore telltell meme, whereforewherefore artart thouthou comecome?
wln 2762Light.LightborneLight.ToTo ridrid theethee ofof thythy lifelife, MatreuisMatrevis comecome,
wln 2763Edw.EdwardEdw.II amam tootoo weakeweak andand feeblefeeble toto resistresist,
wln 2764AssistAssist meme sweetesweet GodGod, andand receiuereceive mymy soulesoul.
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wln 2765Light.LightborneLight.RunneRun forfor thethe tabletable.
wln 2766Edw.EdwardEdw.OO sparespare meme, oror dispatchedispatch meme inin aa tricetrice.
wln 2767Light.LightborneLight.SoSo, laylay thethe tabletable downedown, andand stampestamp onhisonhis itbodyitbody,.
wln 2768ButBut notnot tootoo hardhard, leastlestleast thatthat youyou brusebruise hishis bodybody.
wln 2769MatreuisMatrevis.II fearefear meeme thatthat thisthis criecry willwill raiseraise thethe
wln 2770 townetown,
wln 2771AndAnd thereforetherefore letlet vsus taketake horsehorse andand awayaway.
wln 2772Light.LightborneLight.TellTell meme sirssirs, waswas itit notnot brauebrave lielie donedone?
wln 2773Gurn.GurneyGurn.ExcellentExcellent wellwell, taketake thisthis forfor thythy rewardereward,
wln 2774ThenThen GurneyGurney stabsstabs LightborneLightborne.
wln 2775ComeCome letlet vsus castcast thethe bodybody inin thethe motemoremoatmore,
wln 2776AndAnd bearebear thethe kingsking’skings toto MortimerMortimer ourour lordlord, awayaway.

wln 2777ExeuntExeunt omnesomnes.

wln 2778EnterEnter MortimerMortimer andand MatreuisMatrevis.

wln 2779Mortim.MortimerMortim. iu.juniorIstIs’t donedone, MatreuisMatrevis, andand thethe murtherermurderer
wln 2780 deaddead?
wln 2781Matr.MatrevisMatr.IAyI mymy goodgood LordLord, II wouldwould itit werewere vndoneundone.
wln 2782Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorMatreuisMatrevis, ifif thouthou nownow growestgrowest penitentpenitent
wln 2783IleI’ll bebe thythy ghostlyghostly fatherfather, thereforetherefore choosechoose,
wln 2784WhetherWhether thouthou wiltwilt bebe secretsecret inin thisthis,
wln 2785OrOr elseelse diedie byby thethe handhand ofof MortimerMortimer.
wln 2786Matr.MatrevisMatr.GurneyGurney mymy lordlord isis fledfled, andand willwill II fearefear,
wln 2787BetrayBetray vsus bothboth, thereforetherefore letlet meme flieslieflysly.
wln 2788Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorFlieFly toto thethe SauagesSavages.
wln 2789Matr.MatrevisMatr.II humbliehumbly thankethank youryour honourhonour.
wln 2790Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorAsAs forfor my selfemyself, II standstand asas IouesJove’sjove’s hugehuge treetree,
wln 2791AndAnd othersothers areare butbut shrubsshrubs compardcompared toto meme,
wln 2792AllAll trembletremble atat mymy namename, andand II fearefear nonenone,
wln 2793Letslet’s seesee whowho daredare impeacheimpeach meme forfor hishis deathdeath?
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wln 2794EnterEnter thethe QueeneQueen.

wln 2795QueenQueen.AA MortimerMortimer, thethe kingking mymy sonneson hathhath newsnews,
wln 2796HisHis fathersfather’s deaddead, andand wewe hauehave murderedmurdered himhim.
wln 2797Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorWhatWhat ifif hehe hauehave? thethe kingking isis yetyet aa childechild.
wln 2798QueeneQueen.IAyay, Iay, butbut hehe tearestears hishis hairehair, andand wringswrings hishis
wln 2799 handeshands,
wln 2800AndAnd vowesvows toto bebe reuengdrevenged vponupon vsus bothboth,
wln 2801IntoInto thethe councellcouncil chamberchamber hehe isis gonegone,
wln 2802ToTo crauecrave thethe aideaid andand succoursuccour ofof hishis peerespeers,
wln 2803AyeAyeay meme, seesee wherewhere hehe comescomes, andand theythey withwith himhim,
wln 2804NowNow MortimerMortimer beginsbegins ourour tragedietragedy.

wln 2805EnterEnter thethe kingking, withwith thethe lordslords.

wln 2806LordsLords.FeareFear notnot mymy lordlord, knowknow thatthat youyou areare aa kingking.
wln 2807KingKing.VillaineVillain.
wln 2808Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorHowHow nownow mymy lordlord?
wln 2809KingKing.ThinkeThink notnot thatthat II amam frightedfrighted withwith thythy wordswords,
wln 2810MyMy father’sfather’s murderedmurdered throughthrough thythy treacherietreachery,
wln 2811AndAnd thouthou shaltshalt diedie, andand onon hishis mournefullmournful hearsehearse,
wln 2812ThyThy hatefullhateful andand accursedaccursed headhead shallshall lielie,
wln 2813ToTo witnessewitness toto thethe worldworld, thatthat byby thythy meanesmeans,
wln 2814HisHis kinglykingly bodybody waswas tootoo soonesoon interrdeinterred.
wln 2815Qu.QueenQu.WeepeWeep notnot sweetesweet sonneson.
wln 2816KingKing.ForbidForbid notnot meme toto weepeweep, hehe waswas mymy fatherfather,
wln 2817AndAnd hadhad youyou lou’deloved himhim halfehalf soso wellwell asas II,
wln 2818YouYou couldcould notnot bearebear hishis deathdeath thusthus patientlypatiently,
wln 2819ButBut youyou II fearefear, conspirdeconspiredconspire withwith MortimerMortimer.
wln 2820LordsLords.WhyWhy speakespeak youyou notnot vntounto mymy lordlord thethe kingking?
wln 2821Mor.MortimerMor. iu.juniorBecauseBecause II thinkethink scornescorn toto bebe accusdeaccused,
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wln 2822WhoWho isis thethe manman daredare saysay II murdereddmurdered himhim?
wln 2823KingKing.TraitorTraitor, inin meme mymy louingloving fatherfather speakesspeaks,
wln 2824AndAnd plainelyplainly saithsaith, twas’twas thouthou thatthat murdredstmurdredst himhim.
wln 2825Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorButBut hathhath youryour gracegrace nono otherother proofeproof thenthan
wln 2826 thisthis?
wln 2827KingKing.YesYes, ifif thisthis bebe thethe handhand ofof MortimerMortimer.
wln 2828Mortim.MortimerMortim. iu.juniorFalseFalse GurneyGurney hathhath betraidebetrayed meme andand him-himselfehimself
wln 2829selfehimself.
wln 2830QueenQueen.II feardfeared asas muchmuch, murthermurder cannotcannot bebe hidhid.
wln 2831Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorTis’Tis mymy handhand, whatwhat gathergather youyou byby thisthis.
wln 2832KingKing.ThatThat thitherthither thouthou didstdidst sendsend aa murtherermurderer.
wln 2833Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorWhatWhat murtherermurderer? bringbring foorthforth thethe manman II
wln 2834 sentsent.
wln 2835KingKing.AA MortimerMortimer, thouthou knowestknowest thatthat hehe isis slaineslain,
wln 2836AndAnd soso shaltshalt thouthou bebe tootoo: whywhy staiesstays hehe heerehere?
wln 2837BringBring himhim vntounto aa hurdlehurdle, dragdrag himhim foorthforth,
wln 2838HangHang himhim II saysay, andand setset hishis quartersquarters vpup,
wln 2839ButBut bringbring hishis headhead backback presentlypresently toto meme.
wln 2840QueenQueen.ForFor mymy sakesake sweetesweet sonneson pittiepity MortimerMortimer.
wln 2841Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorMadamMadam, intreatentreat notnot, II willwill ratherrather diedie,
wln 2842ThenThen suesue forfor lifelife vntounto aa paltriepaltry boyeboy.
wln 2843KingKing.HenceHence withwith thethe traitortraitor, withwith thethe murderermurderer.
wln 2844Mort.MortimerMort. iu.juniorBaseBase fortunefortune, nownow II seesee, thatthat inin thythy wheelewheel
wln 2845ThereThere isis aa pointpoint, toto whichwhich whenwhen menmen aspireaspire,
wln 2846TheyThey tumbletumble hedlongheadlong downedown, thatthat pointpoint II touchtetouched,
wln 2847AndAnd seeingseeing therethere waswas nono placeplace toto mountmount vpup higherhigher,
wln 2848WhyWhy shouldshould II greeuegrieve atat mymy decliningdeclining fallfall,
wln 2849FarewellFarewell fairefair QueeneQueen, weepeweep notnot forfor MortimerMortimer,
wln 2850ThatThat scornesscorns thethe worldworld, andand asas aa trauellertraveller,
wln 2851GoesGoes toto discouerdiscover countriescountries yetyet vnknowneunknown.
wln 2852KingKing.WhatWhat, suffersuffer youyou thethe traitortraitor toto delaydelay?
wln 2853QueenQueen.AsAs thouthou receiuedstreceivedst thythy lifelife fromfrom meme,
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wln 2854SpillSpill notnot thethe bloudblood ofof gentlegentle MortimerMortimer.
wln 2855KingKing.ThisThis arguesargues, thatthat youyou spiltspilt mymy fathersfather’s bloudblood,
wln 2856ElsElse wouldwould youyou notnot intreateentreat forfor MortimerMortimer.
wln 2857QueenQueen.II spillspill hishis bloudblood? nono.
wln 2858KingKing.IAyI madammadam youyou, forfor soso thethe rumorrumor runnesruns.
wln 2859QueenQueen.ThatThat rumorrumor isis vntrueuntrue, forfor louingloving theethee,
wln 2860IsIs thisthis reportreport raisderaised onon poorepoor IsabellIsabell.
wln 2861KingKing.II doedo notnot thinkethink herher soso vnnaturallunnatural.
wln 2862LordsLords.MyMy lordlord, II fearefear meme itit willwill prooueprove tootoo truetrue.
wln 2863KingKing.MotherMother, youyou areare suspectedsuspected forfor hishis deathdeath,
wln 2864AndAnd thereforetherefore wewe commitcommit youyou toto thethe TowerTower,
wln 2865TillTill furtherfurther trialltrial maymay bebe mademade thereofthereof,
wln 2866IfIf youyou bebe guiltieguilty, thoughthough II bebe youryour sonneson,
wln 2867ThinkeThink notnot toto findefind meme slackslack oror pitifullpitiful.
wln 2868QuQueenNayNay, toto mymy deathdeath, forfor tootoo longlong hauehave II liuedlived,
wln 2869when aswhen aswhenas mymy sonneson thinkesthinks toto abridgeabridge mymy daiesdays.
wln 2870KingKing.AwayeAway withwith herher, herher wordeswords inforceenforce thesethese
wln 2871 tearestears,
wln 2872AndAnd II shallshall pitiepity herher ifif sheshe speakespeak againeagain.
wln 2873QueenQueen.ShallShall II notnot moornemourn forfor mymy belouedbeloved lordlord?
wln 2874AndAnd withwith thethe restrest accompanieaccompany himhim toto hishis grauegrave.
wln 2875LordsLords.ThusThus madammadam, tis’tis thethe kingsking’s willwill youyou shallshall
wln 2876 hencehence.
wln 2877Quee.QueenHeHe hathhath forgottenforgotten meme, staystay, II amam hishis mothermother.
wln 2878LordsLords.ThatThat bootesboots notnot, thereforetherefore gentlegentle madammadam
wln 2879 goego.
wln 2880QueenQueen.ThenThen comecome sweetesweet deathdeath, andand ridrid meme ofof thisthis
wln 2881 greefegrief.
wln 2882LordsLords.MyMy lordlord, herehere isis thethe headhead ofof MortimerMortimer.
wln 2883KingKing.GoeGo fetchefetch mymy fathersfather’s hearsehearse, wherewhere itit shallshall
wln 2884 lielie,
wln 2885AndAnd bringbring mymy funerallfuneral robesrobes: accursedaccursed headhead,
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wln 2886CouldCould II hauehave rulderuled theethee thenthen, asas II dodo nownow,
wln 2887ThouThou hadsthadst notnot hatchthatched thisthis monstrousmonstrous treacherietreachery?
wln 2888HeereHere comescomes thethe hearsehearse, helpehelp meme toto moornemourn mymy lordslords,
wln 2889SweeteSweet fatherfather heerehere, vntounto thythy murderedmurdered ghostghost,
wln 2890II offeroffer vpup thisthis wickedwicked traitorstraitor’s headhead,
wln 2891AndAnd letlet thesethese tearestears distillingdistilling fromfrom minemine eyeseyes,
wln 2892BeBe witnessewitness ofof mymy greefegrief andand innocencieinnocencyinnocence.

wln 2893FINISFINIS.




ln 0001ImprintedImprinted atat LondonLondon forfor WilliamWilliam
ln 0002IhonesJonesIhones, andand areare toto bebe soldesold atat hishis
ln 0003shopshop, neerenear vntounto HoulburneHolborn
ln 0004ConduitConduit. 1594169415941694.


Textual Notes
  1. 812 (15-a) : The regularized reading pedants is amended from the original pendants.
  2. 1603 (27-a) : The regularized reading them is amended from the original thee.
  3. 1625 (27-b) : The regularized reading heads is supplied for the original hea[*].
  4. 1658 (28-a) : The regularized reading Immure is supplied for the original [**]mure.
  5. 1659 (28-a) : The regularized reading No is supplied for the original [**].
  6. 2037 (33-b) : The regularized reading seek is supplied for the original see[*].
  7. 2070 (34-a) : The regularized reading Our is supplied for the original O[**].
  8. 4 (47-b) : Date changed in ink to read 1694.
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Edward the Second